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“Drug”… a substance that alters the mind
Much of what you hear about drugs comes from the dealers.
They spread the word, they spread the “facts” they make it
seem like it won’t be so bad. They lie.

2. People do drugs to change something about their lives.
 To fit in: 55% say that’s why they started. Dealers know.
 To escape or relax
 To seem grown up
 To relieve boredom
 To rebel
 To experiment
They think drugs are a solution… but eventually the drugs
become the problem.

3. Drugs are a poison the amount taken determines the
effect.
Stimulant
Small amounts act as a ___________.
Sedative
Large amounts act as a ___________.
Kill
Even larger amounts __________.

4.  Distort perceptions of what’s happening around them.
 They may act odd, irrational, inappropriate, or
destructive.
 Block off all sensations good and bad.
 May take away pain but also takes away alertness and
abilities.
 Slow the mind
 Memory is slow, blank spots, makes someone feel
stupid, causes more failures and leads to more drugs to
deal with those feelings of inadequacy.

5.  Medicines are drugs that are intended to speed up or
slow down or change something about the way your
body is working, to try to make it work better.
 Sometimes they are necessary. But they are still drugs:
they act as stimulants or sedatives, and too much can
kill you.

6. 13
Street Names
Marijuana
 Weed, Blunt, Grass, Po
t, Skunk, Kiff etc.
 Marijuana is more
potent today because of
growing techniques.
 Rise of marijuana-related
ER visits.
 The chemical that causes
distortions in reality is
THC.
How it’s used:
Usually rolled up in a
cigarette form.
-Joint
Can be brewed in a
tea, mixed into food or
smoked through a water
pipe called a bong.

7. SHORT TERM
 Loss of coordination
 Distortions in sense of
time, visions, and
hearing.
 Reddening of eyes,
 Increases appetite
 Heart rate increases
 Memory reduced and
problem solving skills.
LONG TERM
 Psychotic symptoms
 Damage heart
 Damage lungs
 Reduces immunity by
damaging the immune
system.

8.  One joint gives you as much exposure to cancer causing
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chemicals as 5 cigarettes.
When smoking Marijuana people hold it in their lungs for
as long as they can to increase the effect. This causes more
damage to the lungs than cigarettes.
Alcohol stays in the body for a few hours. THC stays in the
body for WEEKS!
40% of males arrested test positive for THC
In a study 62% of people who used marijuana later went on
to use cocaine, 9% heroine, and 54% abused prescription
drugs.
Next to alcohol, marijuana is the second most common
drug found in the blood of drivers involved in fatal
automobile crashes.

9.  Studies have linked heavy Marijuana use to brain
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abnormalities.
Studies have also linked long term Marijuana use to
psychosis which is a loss of reality, false beliefs, or
seeing or hearing things that aren’t just there.
Marijuana causes deformed sperm to form. Which can
cause temporary sterility.
THC disrupts nerve cells in the brain affecting
memory.
Major problems can occur when pregnant women use
Marijuana

10. The Truth about Marijuana
If you use Marijuana you are 85 times more likely to use Cocaine

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 Street Names
 Coke, Charlie, Mojo, Sniff,
Snow, Blow
 Cocaine is one of the most
dangerous drugs known to
man. It has proven to be
nearly impossible to become
free of it’s grip.
 Cocaine causes an intense
high followed by an extreme
low depression
 Creates a strong
dependence, quick tolerance
and immediate addiction.
How it’s used:
 Cocaine- Powder form
snorted through the
nose. Can be
ingested, rubbed on
gums, or even injected.
Where it’s from:
Extracted from Cocoa
leaves. Originally used as
a painkiller.

12. SHORT TERM
LONG TERM
 Loss of appetite
 Permanent brain and
 Increased heart rate
 Anxiety
 Paranoia
 Hallucinations
 Seizures
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circulatory system damage.
Weight loss/Malnutrition
Tooth decay
Infertility
Depression
Liver, Kidney and Lung
damage

13.  Next to Meth Cocaine has the greatest psychological
dependence of any drug.
 Cocaine causes an intense high followed by an extreme low
of depression. People will do almost anything to get the
drug after they reach this low. Even commit murder or
suicide.
 Children of cocaine-addicted mothers come into the world
as addicts themselves.
 Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing)
failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain)
or heart attack.

14. The Truth about Cocaine
If you use Marijuana you are 85 times more likely to use Cocaine

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 Street Names
 Crack, Dice, Hail, Ball, Rock, Gri
t.
 Crack reaches the brain within
seconds, lasts about 15 minutes
 The smoke form is the most
addictive.
 Many people become addicted after
the first try because coming down
from the high sends them lower and
they immediately crave the high
again. But that high will never be
reached again and they are hooked
on a never ending chase.
 One of the most powerful drugs
that causes psychological
dependence. Tolerance develops
quickly.
 Most potent form of Cocaine
How it’s used:
 Crack- Crystal
form, solid
blocks, heated and
smoked. Can be
ingested or injected.

16. SHORT TERM
LONG TERM
 Increased heart rate
 Permanent brain and
 Hard to sleep
 Nausea
 Erratic, Violent behavior
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 Hallucinations… bugs
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burrowing under the skin.
 Panic
 Sudden Death from higher
dose.
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circulatory system
damage.
Severe weight loss
Tooth decay
Infertility
Depression

17.  Regardless of how much of the drug is used or how
frequently, crack cocaine increases the risk that the
user will experience a heart attack, stroke, seizure or
respiratory failure, any of which can result in sudden
death.
 Coming down from the drug causes severe depression,
which becomes deeper and deeper after each use. This
can get so severe that a person will do almost anything
to get the drug—even commit murder. And if he or she
can’t get crack cocaine, the depression can get so
intense it can drive the addict to suicide.

18. The Truth about Crack

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Street Names
 E, X, Hug, Beans, Love
Drug
 A stimulant
 Ecstasy is a man made
drug, so anything can
be added to the
drug, caffeine, ampheta
mine, or even cocaine.
 Mixing alcohol with
ecstasy is very
dangerous and can kill.
How it’s used:
 Usually taken in a
pill, tablet, or capsule.
 Used at dances and
raves to dance all
night.
 Can cause
dehydration and
heart or kidney
failure.

20. SHORT TERM
LONG TERM
 Impaired Judgment
 Long lasting and often
 False sense of affection
permanent brain
damage.
 Lessens persons thinking
ability.
 Confusion
 Depression
 Severe Anxiety
 Paranoia
 Muscle tension
 Teeth clenching

21.  Ecstasy made me crazy. One day I bit glass, just like I
would an apple. I had to have my mouth full of pieces
of glass to realize what was happening to me. Another
time I tore rags with my teeth for an hour.
-Ann
 ER visits from Ecstasy have increased 1,200% since it
became the popular club drug.
 92% of people who use Ecstasy later turn to other
drugs like marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine, and
heroine.
 You never know what’s in it.

22. The Truth about Ecstasy

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Street Names
 Meth, Chalk, Speed
 Crystal Meth =Ice or Glass
 Creates a false sense of
happiness, of
confidence, hyperactiveness
and energy.
 The effects last 6-8 hours but
can last up to 24 hours.
 Can cause problems such as
memory
loss, aggression, psychotic
behavior and potential heart
and brain damage.
How it’s used:
 Snorted, Smoked, or
Ingested.
 Crystalline powder
usually white.
 Crystal Meth comes in
clear chunky crystals
that is smoked.

24. SHORT TERM
LONG TERM
 Physical and mental
 Damage blood vessel in
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breakdown after drug
wears off.
Loss of appetite.
Hyperactivity
Nausea
Irritability
Aggression
Hallucinations
Seizures
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the brain
Liver and kidney damage
Lung damage
Memory loss
Mood swings
Malnutrition
Depression
Brain Damage

25.  Meth is man made. It is made in illegal labs mixing
things like cold medicine, battery acid, drain
cleaner, lantern fuel, and anti freeze.
 Producing one pound of Meth leaves 5 pounds of
waste. Which is harmful and toxic.
 “When I gave my three-year-old son some cheese to eat, I did not know that I
was giving him poisoned food. I was too stoned on meth to notice, until twelve
hours later, that my son was deathly ill. But then I was so stoned it took me two
hours to figure out how to get him to the hospital five miles away. By the time I
got to the emergency room my boy was pronounced dead of a lethal dose of
ammonia hydroxide—one of the chemicals used to make meth.” —Melanie

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1. The rush: Pulse, blood pressure and metabolism soar. Generally 3-5 minutes. Can last
up to 30 minutes.
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2. The high: Feel aggressively smarter often arguing . Can become super focused on an
item such as washing the same window for hours. Lasts 4-16 hours
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3. The Binge: Uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol. User becomes hyperactive mentally
and physically. Each time they use the drug they feel a smaller and smaller rush. Finally
there is no rush or high. Can’t sleep for days. Can last 3-15 days.
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4. Tweaking: Most dangerous phase. The user can no longer feel the rush or high and
begins to feel itchy and steps into their own world having hallucinations, hearing things,
and itches and scratches their skin. They can become hostile and dangerous.
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The crash: The body is unable to cope with the effects and becomes lifeless and sleeps for
1-3 days.
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Meth Hangover: User is in a deteriorated state. They are starved, dehydrated, and
exhausted physically and mentally. This lasts 2-14 days
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Withdrawal: 30-90 days pass after the last drug use. And the user realizes they are in
withdrawal. They feel depressed, no energy and no ability to experience pleasure. They
cannot deal with the feelings and turn to more meth.

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 “Inhalants” refers to the
vapors from toxic substances
to reach a quick high.
 More than 1,000 household
products can be abused as
Inhalants.
 Permanent damage can be
done by using inhalants.
How it’s used:
 Inhaling the contents of
open containers
 Breathing the fumes
from a soaked rag
 Spraying substance
directly into the nose
 Inhaling fumes of a
substance in a paper
bag.

29. SHORT TERM
LONG TERM
 Slurred speech
 Muscle weakness
 Drunk or dazed look
 Disorientation
 Hallucinations
 Lack of coordination
 Apathy
 Depression
 Unconsciousness
 Irreversible damage to
 Severe Headaches
heart, liver, kidneys, lung
s and brain
 Bone marrow damage

30.  Inhalants can be addictive
 22% of abusers who die of Sudden Sniffing Death
Syndrome were first time users.
 In a Nairobi, Kenya there re 60,000 kids on the street
and nearly all are addicted to some sort of inhalant.
 4 Categories
 Liquids: Pain thinner, Gasoline, Glues
 Sprays: Paints, vegetable oil, hairsprays
 Gases: Ether, Chloroform
 Nitrites: Leather cleaner, room deodorizer

32. 10
Basic Information
 Comes from the resin of Poppy
How it’s used:
plants
 Heroin can be
 Heroin was created to help
injected, smoked or
morphine addicts but it ended up
being more addictive.
sniffed.
 By the late 1990’s being a heroin
 Between 1995 and
addict meant you were 20 times
2002, the number of
more likely to die than the rest of
teenagers in
the population.
America, aged 12 to
 Users who buy Heroin on the street
17, who used heroin at
never know how potent their
some point in their lives
packet is and they are constantly at
increased by 300%.
risk for an overdose.
Likely due to not having
to inject it anymore.

33. SHORT TERM
LONG TERM
 “Rush”
 Death/ Depression
 Slowed breathing
 Bad teeth and gums
 Clouded mental
 Constipation
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functioning
Nausea and vomiting
Sedation; drowsiness
Hypothermia
Coma or death (due to
overdose)
 Cold sweats
 Itching
 Weakening of the
immune system
 Respiratory illnesses
 Muscular weakness,
partial paralysis

34.  In Europe 4 out of every 5 drug related deaths was due to
Opiates mainly Heroin.
 Users will give up everything sometimes their life for a high
that lasts only a few minutes.
 In the past decade, the “heroin addict look”—blank
expression, waxy complexion, dark circles under the
eyes, sunken cheeks, excessive thinness, greasy hair—was
promoted in popular magazines and fashion circles as
“chic.”
 Between 1995 and 2002, the number of teenagers in
America, aged 12 to 17, who used heroin at some point in
their lives increased by 300%.

36. 10
Street Names
 Acid, Micro-dots, Looney
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How it’s used:
toons, Blotters
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LSD is one of the most
potent, mood-changing chemicals.
It is manufactured from fungus that
grows on rye and other grains.
It is produced in crystal form in
illegal laboratories, mainly in the
United States.
Users call an LSD experience a
“trip.” Trips can last up to 12 hours.
A “bad trip” is a living Hell.
Tablets, gelatin
squares, absorbent
paper with cartoon
drawings.

37. Physical Effects
Mental Effects
 Dilated pupils
 Delusions
 Sweating or Chills
 Visual Hallucinations
 Sleeplessness
 Artificial Sense of
 Tremors
 Dry Mouth
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 Vomiting
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euphoria or certainty
Reality distortions
Fear of losing control
Panic attack
Severe depression or
psychosis

38.  An oral dose equal in weight to a few grains of salt is capable of
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producing vivid hallucinations.
The effects of LSD are unpredictable. They depend on the amount
taken, the person’s mood and personality, and the surroundings in
which the drug is used. It is a roll of the dice.
The ability to make sensible judgments and see common dangers is
impaired. An LSD user might try to step out a window to get a “closer
look” at the ground. He might consider it fun to admire the
sunset, blissfully unaware that he is standing in the middle of a busy
intersection.
Many LSD users experience flashbacks, or a recurrence of the LSD trip,
often without warning, long after taking LSD.
Bad trips and flashbacks are only part of the risks of LSD use. LSD
users may manifest relatively long-lasting psychoses or severe
depression.

40. 10
Basic Info
 Abuse of prescription drugs is
• Often the dangers of pain
killers don’t surface until
growing in the US.
it’s too late.
 Among teens, prescription
drugs are the most commonly • In 2007, for example, abuse
of the painkiller Fentanyl
used drugs next to marijuana
killed more than 1,000
 Almost 50% of teens believe
people. The drug was found
that taking prescription drugs
to be thirty to fifty times
is much safer than using illegal
more powerful than heroin.
street drugs.
How it’s used
 Long-term use of painkillers
• Ingested, snorted, injected
can lead to dependence

41.  Usage increase
 Increased sensitivity to
 Change in personality
sights and sounds
 Blackouts
 Forgetfulness
 Defensiveness when they
think their secret is
being discovered
 Social withdrawal
 Ongoing use
 Time spent obtaining
prescriptions
 Change in habits and
appearance
 Neglects responsibilities

42.  The strongest painkillers are opioids and derive from
Poppy’s like Heroin.
 Oxycodone has one of the greatest potentials for abuse
and the greatest dangers. It is as powerful as Heroin.
OxyContin, Endocet, Hillbilly Heroin
 Meperidine has been banned in the UK, is 8 times
more powerful than morphine, and is one of the top
then drugs in drug abuse deaths. Darvon
 Dependence and addiction occur because the body
begins to adapt to the presence of the drug.
Withdrawal is painful

44. 10
Street Names
 Kiddie Coke, Vitamin R, R-
killers don’t surface until
it’s too late.
• In 2007, for example, abuse
of the painkiller Fentanyl
killed more than 1,000
One 17-year-old, after snorting
people. The drug was found
crushed Ritalin pills and staying
awake for days, went psychotic, killed
to be thirty to fifty times
his parents and severely injured his
more powerful than heroin.
brothers and sister with a hatchet. A
How it’s used
14-year-old, on Ritalin since he was
7, beat another boy to death with a
• Ingested, snorted, injected
ball
 Classified the same as
cocaine, amphetamines and
morphine
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• Often the dangers of pain
baseball bat.

45.  Hallucinations
 Suicidal thoughts
 Aggressive behavior
 Psychotic Behavior
 Sudden Death
 Nervousness
 Heart attacks, strokes
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 Insomnia
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 Malnourishment
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 Pulse changes
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 Heart problems
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Liver, kidney
Destruction of tissues in
nose if sniffed
Lung problems
Strong psychological
dependence
Psychosis
Depression
Damage to the brain
including strokes
and possibly epilepsy
Unhealthy weight loss

46.  “Parents are never told: ‘Oh, by the way, once in a while a
child dies simply by taking their prescribed medication.’ Or
‘By the way, children on stimulant medications have twice
the future rate of drug abuse.’ Or ‘By the way, one third of
all children on these medications develop symptoms of
obsessive-compulsive behavior within the first year.’”
 It is 100% illegal to distribute any prescription medication.
 Initially used for energy, or to stay up to study, and then
turns into an addiction because you can’t deal with the
crash.
 It states on the bottle “The mode of action in man is not
completely understood.”

47.  Ritalin and other Prescription drugs lead to other drugs.
 Tolerance and Dependence lead to harder and harder
drugs.
 According to a 2005 study, teens who abuse prescription
drugs are twelve times likelier to use heroin, fifteen times
likelier to use Ecstasy and twenty times likelier to use
cocaine, compared to teens who do not abuse such drugs.
 Don’t Fall into the trap! No matter who is telling you lies!
 Everyone is using it
 It’s just one time… for study
 My brother takes it for a learning disorder. It couldn’t be that
bad.
 You can control it. It’s not addicting.

50.  Split up into 14 groups
 Pick a number and let me know. First come first serve.
Heroin
1.
Street names, 4 Facts, How it’s used.
2.
Long and short term effects
LSD
Prescription Drugs
Painkillers
Ritalin
Crystal Meth
Inhalants
 Basic description of the drug, places used, people who use it, effects on the
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body. Become an expert on that drug.
Some street names
At least 2 interesting statistics
Several Short term effects and long term effects
1 real life story.

51.  Then gather together in numbers and share with the
whole group what you learned and wrote down about
your drug.
 Each group should keep note of what the other groups
told them.
 http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana/it
-s-background.html