Cocaine and CrackCocaine and CrackThis Lesson Plan Produced By Your Drug Demand Reduction This Lesson Plan Produced By Your Drug Demand Reduction

ProgramProgram

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What are Cocaine and What are Cocaine and Crack?Crack?

Cocaine and crack are illegal drugsCocaine and crack are illegal drugs that arethat are:: Extracted from leaves of coca plantsExtracted from leaves of coca plants Potent brain stimulantsPotent brain stimulants One of the most powerfully addictive One of the most powerfully addictive

drugsdrugs

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What Do They Look What Do They Look Like?Like?

Distributed on the street in two Distributed on the street in two main forms: main forms:

CocaineCocaine Cocaine is cocaine Cocaine is cocaine

hydrochloride that is a hydrochloride that is a white crystalline white crystalline powder.powder.

CrackCrack Crack is cocaine Crack is cocaine

hydrochloride that has hydrochloride that has been processed with been processed with ammonia or sodium ammonia or sodium bicarbonate (baking bicarbonate (baking soda) and water into a soda) and water into a freebase cocaine - freebase cocaine - chips, chunks, or rocks. chips, chunks, or rocks.

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How They AppearHow They Appear

CocaineCocaineCrackCrack

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What are some of the signs What are some of the signs that a person is using that a person is using

cocaine or crack ?cocaine or crack ?

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Dilated pupilsDilated pupils Constricted blood Constricted blood

vesselsvessels Dry mouthDry mouth Increased heart rate, Increased heart rate,

blood pressureblood pressure Decreased appetiteDecreased appetite Abdominal pain and Abdominal pain and

nauseanausea

Blurred visionBlurred vision FeverFever Extreme mental Extreme mental

alertness and alertness and insomniainsomnia

Tremors and dizzinessTremors and dizziness Muscle twitches and Muscle twitches and

spasmsspasms In rare instances, In rare instances,

sudden death can sudden death can occuroccur

Some Short-term EffectsSome Short-term Effects

EnergeticEnergetic TalkativeTalkative EuphoricEuphoric Restlessness, Restlessness,

irritability and irritability and anxietyanxiety

Temporarily Temporarily decrease need for decrease need for sleepsleep

Loss of appetiteLoss of appetite Mentally alertMentally alert Blurred visionBlurred vision

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Some Long-term EffectsSome Long-term Effects

ParanoiaParanoia Aggressive paranoid behaviorAggressive paranoid behavior Ulceration of membrane in noseUlceration of membrane in nose Bizarre, erratic and violent behaviorBizarre, erratic and violent behavior Tremors, vertigo, muscle twitchesTremors, vertigo, muscle twitches Death caused by cardiac arrest, Death caused by cardiac arrest,

seizures or respiratory arrestseizures or respiratory arrest

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What is the DEA Federal What is the DEA Federal Classification Schedule for Classification Schedule for

cocaine and crack ?cocaine and crack ?

Cocaine and crack are listed as DEA Cocaine and crack are listed as DEA Federal Classification Schedule II Federal Classification Schedule II

drugs, which is based on amount in drugs, which is based on amount in possession and previous offenses.possession and previous offenses.

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Penalties for PossessionPenalties for Possession

Penalties for possession of cocaine Penalties for possession of cocaine and crack range from the following:and crack range from the following:

First offense: Five to 40 years First offense: Five to 40 years imprisonmentimprisonment

Second offense: 10 years to life Second offense: 10 years to life imprisonmentimprisonment

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As a member of CAP, what should As a member of CAP, what should you do if you know someone who is you do if you know someone who is

using cocaine or crack ?using cocaine or crack ?

Notify one of the following: Notify one of the following:

Deputy Commander for Cadets / Cadet Deputy Commander for Cadets / Cadet Programs OfficerPrograms Officer

Chaplain / Moral Leadership OfficerChaplain / Moral Leadership Officer

Unit CommanderUnit Commander

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Why do people use cocaine Why do people use cocaine or crack?or crack?

ToTo get high get highPainPain

DepressionDepression

FunFun

Challenged by peersChallenged by peers

To be coolTo be cool

To be accepted by a groupTo be accepted by a group

Or just because they are stupidOr just because they are stupid11

What are some of the ways you What are some of the ways you can say “No” to drugs without can say “No” to drugs without

isolating yourself? isolating yourself?

Giving a Reason or ExcuseGiving a Reason or Excuse

Repeated Refusal or Keep Saying NoRepeated Refusal or Keep Saying No

Walking AwayWalking Away

Changing the SubjectChanging the Subject

Avoiding the SituationAvoiding the Situation

Cold ShoulderCold Shoulder

Strength in NumbersStrength in Numbers

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SummarySummary

Cocaine or crack is one of the most deadly Cocaine or crack is one of the most deadly drugs on the scene today. Run, do not drugs on the scene today. Run, do not walk, away from anyone on cocaine or walk, away from anyone on cocaine or crack or that offers it to you. crack or that offers it to you.

DO NOT TRY THEM!DO NOT TRY THEM! You many never wake up!You many never wake up! Yes, even on the first use!Yes, even on the first use!

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Lesson Plan ResourcesLesson Plan Resources

Cocaine/Crack Cocaine/Crack by National Institute on by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Drug Abuse (NIDA) Available on Available on www.drugfree.orgwww.drugfree.org

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Available on Available on www.dea.govwww.dea.gov

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Don’t march with these guys,

say NO to drugs!

DEAD MEN WALKING

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