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Tobacco Trouble
• Kills More than all Other Drugs Combined! 430,000 + Every Year!
• Second Hand Smoke
• Impairment & Illness
Remember about
Tobacco• Emphysema • Cancer, Heart Attacks• Smokers’ Face/Breath/Teeth• No Safe Way To Use
Alcohol Trouble
• Health Risk
• Fitness for Duty
• Accidents
• Drinking & Driving
• Violence / Family
• Underage Drinking
Remember about AlcoholExcessive Drinking can Cause Problems with...
Work, Family, Friends, Society, and Self
Illegal (Controlled) Illegal (Controlled) DrugsDrugsMarijuana
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
Narcotics
Hallucinogens
Depressants
SteroidsInhalants
MarijuanaStrong, Available, $, 30 Mil Users, Reputation as a “safe” drug, anti- establishment
MarijuanaEffects on:
Brain, Lungs, Heart, Sex/Rep, Immunity System, Personality,
Marijuana• 15 Times Stronger than ‘70s
• Keeps People from Achieving Their Potential
• Often Laced w/ Other Drugs
• Hooks into Fat Cells
Cocaine & MethamphetamineThe “Up Twins”Similarities:
Increased Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Energy,
Activity, Insomnia, Euphoria followed by
Depression, Neural Disruption, “Wired”,
Addiction
COCAINE vs. Methamphetamine Crack vs. ICE
Differences:
Coke=> Shorter, Bigger Surge
Ice=> Voices & Bugs, Paranoia, Violence
Cocaine• Highly Addicting
• Dealing & Stealing
• High Dying Potential
• Often in Up/Down Combos => w/ Heroin
Methamphetamine - “Ice”
High Potential for Violence, Addiction, & Death
The Drug of Choice in Hawaii
2-3 Months Addiction Time
Losing One’s Mind & Will
Ecstasy (Methamphetamine) vs. Herbal Ecstasy
(Ephedrine)
Ecstasy: Powerful Stimulant & Hallucinogen
Herbal Ecstasy: Dangerous When Taken in Multiple Doses or When Soldier is
Susceptible
HallucinogensTherapeutic Use
Street Abuse
Army Testing Begins in 1989
Users Easy to Spot
HallucinogensEffects: Focus X, Distortions, Nausea, Disorientation, Performance X, Communications X, Panic, TRAUMA
HallucinogensThings to Remember:
Its Advantages are Its Disadvantages
Not Counteractable
Extreme Trauma/FlashB
# 1 on Army Hit List
DepressantsDepressants1950’s - Sleeping Pills1960’s - Barbiturates
(Seconal & Phenobarbital)
1970 to present - Benzodiazepines(Valium, Librium, Xanax)
Others - Methaqualone, Miltown
Depressants - EffectsDepressants - EffectsSlowed Down, Sleepy;Impaired Thinking, Coordination; MoodSwings, Stressed Heart
Flip Side WithdrawalOVERDOSE: Confusion, Cramps, Vomiting, Convulsions, Death......
Rohypnol & GHBDate Rape / Rip Off Drugs
Alcohol Extenders:
Used by Soldiers at “Raves” High Risk
and Potential Overdose
DEPRESSANTSDEPRESSANTSThings To RememberThings To Remember
* Fast Addiction Pattern* High % of Addiction
* High Potential for Dying
NARCOTINARCOTICSCS
The Naturals: Opium, Morphine, Heroin
The Synthetics: Percodan, Demerol, Codeine
NARCOTINARCOTICSCSEffec
tsSleepy, Pinpoint Pupils, Cold Skin, Warm BodyExcessive Use: Organ Damage, Endocarditis, AbscessesWITHDRAWAL: Cramps, Tremors, Nausea, Sweating, Runny Nose, Watery Eyes
OVERDOSE: Convulsions, Coma, Death
NARCOTINARCOTICSCSThings To
Remember* AIDS
* Combining with Uppers (e.g. “speedballing cocaine”
* Combining with Downers (e.g. alcohol)
* High Potency Varieties (e.g. black tar, designer drugs)
InhalantsThe Hidden Addiction:
Readily Available => Gas, Glue, Sprays, Paint, Polish, Cleaning Fluid, Medications, Poppers, White Out, Scented Pens....
InhalantsEffects: Feeling Light-Headed, Light-Sensitive, Sores, Nose Bleeds => Organ Damage, Bone Marrow, Increasing Dysfunction, Withdrawal, Addiction, Overdose
InhalantsThings to Remember:
Very Short High,
Very High Dosage Rate,
High Addiction & Overdose Potential
Anabolic Steroids
Invented in 1935
Widely Used & Promoted in the ‘50s
Discouraged Use - 1960-1990
Non-Athlete Use: 1990s
Anabolic Steroids
Effects: Building Muscle Mass - getting bigger, stronger, faster. Puffy Face, Acne, Jaundice, Extremities, Organ Damage,
ROID RAGE !#@*#!
“Long Term Death”
Anabolic SteroidsThings to Remember:
Most buy Steroids Illegally, are not under medical care, and take in megadoses.
Excess Use Causes Too Many Changes, Too Fast For The Body to Handle
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