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Understanding Drugs: Effects, Types, and Statistics

This resource provides a comprehensive overview of various drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, and marijuana. It defines a drug as any substance that alters physical or psychological states and emphasizes the significant impact of these substances on individuals' behavior and health. Detailed statistics, such as cocaine-related deaths in Toronto and the effects of drugs such as ecstasy and heroin, are included. This informative piece aims to educate readers on the complexities and realities of drug use and addiction.

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Understanding Drugs: Effects, Types, and Statistics

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  1. Drugs AshleySladjana

  2. What is a drug? • Any substance (solid, liquid or gas) that brings out any physical and or psychological changes • May change the way a person thinks, feels & behaves

  3. Statistics

  4. Cocaine • Snow, Powder Lines, C, Dust, Coke • Comes in a powder form (snorted or injected), a freebase form (smoked), or in a crystalline form (rock/crack cocaine) • An addictive stimulant (raises levels of psychological or nervous activity in the brain • Toronto has about 1-2 cocaine deaths per 100,000 • Most common drug of injection users in Canada

  5. Ecstasy • B-bombs, Clarity, Eve, Go, Hug Drug, Cristal, E, Decadence, Essence • Man made & thought to be developed to suppress appetite • Affects serotonin levels in the brain by giving users increased energy • Serotonin is the messenger between cells in the brain which controls moods & emotions • Releases all of the brain’s serotonin in one rush

  6. Heroin • Big H, Dope, Capital H, Diesel, Dope, Horse, Junk, Poppy • Either smoked, snorted or injected & may come as a powder or sticky black form • Historically prescribed by physicians for a range of illnesses & was an ingredient in children’s sore throat remedy • Became illegal when medical professionals discovered its addictive nature • A depressant that slows breathing, heart rate & metabolism • Affects nerve cells related to motor activity so users feel their arms & legs get heavy

  7. Marijuana • 420, Ganja, Herb, Mary Jane, Shake, Weed, Pot, Skunk, Cheeba • The active ingredient is THC, which targets specific receptors in the brain in areas which affect memory, learning, balance, movement & control • Typically smoked as a cigarette, in a pipe, a bong or in a cigar • THC chemicals remain in the brain for days • Increases dopamine levels • Very distinctive smell when smoked

  8. Drugs: Before & After

  9. Marijuana Effects 1:00 – 2:10

  10. Oxycontin Coffee Methamphetamine Amphetamine Inhalants Prescription Narcotics Nicotine Opium Pain Relievers LSD PCP Other Drugs

  11. Bibliography http://www.teenchallenge.ca/get-help/educational-resources/drug-abuse-facts

  12. Drugs The End

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