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These are example of using drugs:
Drugs
• is a substance which may have medicinal, intoxicating, performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into a human body or the body of another animal.
Types of Drugs
• Medicinal Drugs
Types of Drugs• Recreational Drugs
What are the reasons why people abuse
DRUGS?
Reasons Why People Abuse Drugs:
• They think they can gain acceptance from their peers.
• To be more like their friends.
• Curiosity, boredom.
• Wanting to take a risk.
• Trying to get attention.
• Trying to escape a problem.
Common Problems:
• Conflict
• Unsatisfied needs
• Unrealistic expressions
• Poor health
Common Problems:
• Emotional-social difficulties
• Broken homes
• Financial problems
• Parents are too busy
• Inferiority complex
Positive Ways of Facing Daily Problems:
• Promptly identify daily problems.
• Consult reliable sources for opinions.
• Recognize your own strengths and weaknesses.
• Analyze problems.
• Act by using the plan that seems to work best.
• Learn to live with the solution.
Positive Ways of Facing Daily Problems:
• Develop a consistent and constructive code by:
Fulfilling obligation to yourself
Caring for the body
Observing good mental health practices
Doing responsibilities to others
Positive Ways of Facing Daily Problems:
• Learn to accept a moderate amount of anxiety and frustration as normal.
• Make a decision not to abuse amphetamines or other drugs as mean of escaping problems.
STIMULANTS
Stimulants
• Increase activity in the central nervous system.
Examples of
Stimulants
AMPHETAMINES
Examples of Stimulants:
1. Amphetamines
2. Cocaine
3. Caffeine
4. Shabu
5. Nicotine
6. Ecstacy
Amphetamines
• Commonly known as “speed”.
• produces increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite.
Amphetamines
Common medical names:• Benzedrine• Methedrine• Dexedrine• Biphetamine• Methampetamine
Amphetamines
Common names:• Bennies • Whites• Co-pilots• Speed• Crystal• meth
• Dixes • Heart• Black beauties• Black birds• Black mollies• Bumblebees
• Cartwheels• Chalks• Jellybabies• Hearts• Greenies• crossroads
Amphetamines
Reasons for Amphetamine Abuse
• To get a high feeling• to stay awake• Relief from fatigue• Obtain relief from depression• To keep them active and alert• Weight reduction
Medical Uses of Amphetamine
• Treat narcolepsy
• Depress appetite
• Control hyperkinesis
• Stimulate suffering
• Counteract fatigue
• Speeding up body processes
• Treat nasal congestion.
Effects of Amphetamine
• Psychological dependance
• Tolerance to the drug
• Amphetaminic psychosis
• Affect personality
• Affect social standing
• Affect responisibilities
COCAINE
Cocaine
• Most powerful stimulant.
• freebase and crack are all forms of cocaine.
Methods:
Effects of Cocaine to the:
• Heart
• Brain
• Lungs and respiratory system.
• Gastrointestinal tract
• Kidneys
• Sexual function
Caffeine
Caffeine
• acts as a natural pesticide
• most commonly used psychoactive drug in the world.
• acts as a central nervous system stimulant.
Effects of Caffeine
• Cold hands• Muscles tensing up• Feelings of excitement• Increased heart beat• Alertness• Sinuses clearing
Nicotine
Nicotine
• named after the tobacco plant ''Nicotiana tabacum”
• Addictive especially in tobacco.
Positive Effects of Nicotine
• enhances brain activity and concentration
• improves cognitive processing
• Improves person’s memory
Negative Effects of Nicotine
• Addictive
• Increases blood pressure and heart rate
• Constricts arteries
Shabu
Shabu
• Known as “poor man’s cocaine”, shabs, ubas, S, siopao, sha & ice.
• can be smoked, snorted, injected, or simply dissolved in a liquid,
Effects of Shabu
• Lost of appetite• Psychotic reactions, destructive
behavior, recklessness.• Chest pains• Irregular hearbeat• Hypertension• Convulsion• Death
Ecstacy
Ecstacy
• MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine). It is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
• XTC, X, E, Adam, Eve, clarity, hug, beans, love drug, lovers' speed, peace, uppers, Molly
Effects of Ecstacy
Physiological:
• Confusion
• Depression
• Sleep Problem
• Anxiety
• Paranoia
Effects of Ecstacy
Physical:• Music tension• Involuntary teeth clenching• Nausea• Blurred Vision• Faintness• Chills • Increase in heart rate, blood pressure