StimulantsBy; Jessica Armstrong, Hanna Alfesteffer, Megan Grayson, and Stephanie Daniel

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Stimulants are drugs that speed

up the central nervous system.

Amphetamines

Amphetamines are stimulants and

appetite suppressants.

History1887

1937

1965

Synthesized in Germany and used for a variety of illnesses

Found to calm people with ADHD, even though it has the opposite effect on most people

Became illegal in the US unless prescribed by a doctor

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Why do people use this?Used for weight

loss

Speeds up the cental nervous

system, acting like adrenaline

Makes people alert, confident, energetic,

talkative, and gives them a sense of

superiority

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How can it harm you?

Can lead to addiction, paranoia, nervous tension, depression, and long lasting

fatigue

Heavy doses may lead to a deep sleep lasting many hours or days

Schizophrenia, hallucinations, and delusions may occur.

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Methamphetamine

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Methamphetamine is a stimulant that

has been used medically in

treating certain diseases.

HistoryFirst discovered in Japan. The powder was soluble in water, making it perfect for injection. Methamphetamines may have been used to enhance troops fighting in World War II.

It is produced in the US and sold under the trade name Desoxyn, used in weight reduction programs and Parkinson’s Disease treatments.

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2009

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Why do people use this?

Causes amounts that are too large of certain chemicals.

Dopamine causes the brain to feel pleasure.

The release of these overdoses of chemicals causes a euphoric high.

The drug eventually causes the user to care about nothing else but the drug itself.

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How can it harm you?

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People can become paranoid

Nutrition becomes unimportant

Permanent brain damage

I n large doses, it can cause low body temperature, confusion, convulsions, and death

Meth is made differently depending on the “cook”

Even the vapors and individual ingredients can be dangerous

Highly addictive

Cocaine

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Cocaine is a white powder made from

the coca bush, a plant that grows in

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History

3000 B.C.

2009

Came from a coco plant in South America

It is used to cure tooth aces, throat aces, stomach pains, and much more

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Models use it to stay thin and lose

weight because it lowers appetite

Cocaine causes a high when

taken in low quantities

Teens take it to be cool

Why do people use this?

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How can it harm you?Short term:

Increase blood pressure, dilate pupils, mental alertness, increase energy,

increase heart rate, decreases appetite, increase temperature

Long term:

Addiction, paranoia, irritability, restlessness, auditory hallucinations,

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Crack

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Crack is a form of cocaine that can

be smoked.

HistoryNixon proclaimed a war on drugs because of crack

There was an explosion of news coverage of crack and fear of an ‘epidemic’ of drug use in the ghettos. 

1972

1986 to 1992

Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Acts, setting harsh punishments for those found trafficking in or possession of cocaine or crack

1986-1988

Why do people use this?• Crack is a strong central

nervous system stimulant that increases levels of dopamine, a brain chemical (or neurotransmitter) associated with pleasure and movement, in the brain’s Reward circuit.

• Crack stimulates your sexualfeelings, making the experience more pleasurable.

•To forget your terrible day at• work or school

• to rebel

•“Crack is whack!” –• Whitney Houston

How can it harm you?Changes blood pressure, heart

rates, breathing

Nausea, vomiting, anxiety, convulsions, insomnia, loss of

appetite leading to weight loss, cold sweats, swelling and

bleeding of mucous membranes, restlessness and

anxiety, damage to nasal cavities and more

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Works CitedBronson, Mary, Don Merki, Michael J. Cleary, and Gale Cornelia Flynn. Glencoe Health A Guide to

Wellness. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2001.

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