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| habitual drug user who cannot easily stop his or her habit |
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| having the property of not being able to give up the use of something with out physical discomfort |
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continued, excessive drinking
looked over by society
lives 10-12 years less
causes more crimes, deaths, and sicknesses than any other drug |
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| why is alcoholism dangerous? |
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user has a life expectancy of 10-12 years less than non-user.
causes more crimes, deaths, and sicknesses than any other drug
looked over by society |
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commonly used stimulant
only legal if prescribed my doctor
illegal- used for stimulating effects
legal- mental, weight loss, stay awake
"uppers" |
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common depressant used to calm anxious patients or to relax muscles
illegal-for thrills in the form of fast, pleasant whiskey-like drunk.
can be deadly when used with alcohol
"downers" |
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| stimulating drug found in coffees and colas |
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drug in the form of white powder
obtained from dried cocoa leaves
comes from a shrub in south America
can be snorted or injected
stimulant |
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| what kind of drug is cocaine and where is it grown from? |
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stimulant
dried cocoa leaves from a shrub in south america |
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narcotic used in cough medicine
made from a poppy plant
legal if prescribed by doctor |
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| what is codeine made from? |
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made by boiling down powdered cocaine into crystals
smoked or injected
brief intense high
high is followed by a crash, leaving the user desperate for more
******CHEAP***** |
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drug that calms the nervous system
prescribed for relaxation and sleep
slows heart rate |
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| substance taken into the body other than food that causes physical or mental changes in the body |
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| # of times a drug is taken |
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| causes user to see things as they aren't |
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| what is the most COMMONLY used hallucinogen? |
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| what is the most DANGEROULSY used hallucinogen? |
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stronger form of marijuana
CANNIBIS PLANT |
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narcotic prepared from the juice of the seed of the opium poppy plant
inject= sharing needles leads to AIDS |
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| why are there so many heroin OD's? |
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| because there are varying percentages of the pure drug so you misjudge how much you are using |
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| what is heroin made from? |
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| the juice of he seed of the opium poppy plant |
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| hallucinogen made from Mexican cacti |
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most dangerous hallucinogen
chemical compound made in laboratories
"acid"
can have good trips or bad trips |
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most commonly used hallucinogen
illegal except for medicinal use
from the cannabis plant grown anywhere
doesn't cause physical addiction but mental addiction
gateway drug |
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narcotic prepared form the seeds of a poppy plant
prescribed to relieve pain
very strong
must be prescribed |
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| chemical compound made in laboratories |
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| where is marijuana made from? |
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| cannabis plant-can be grown anywhere |
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| any drug that relives pain |
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| stimulating drug found in tobacco |
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narcotic drug prepared from the seeds of a poppy plant
ILLEGAL
smoked |
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| what are the 2 most used narcotics? |
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| hallucinogen made from Mexican cacti |
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| where does opium come from? |
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| mescaline and peyote come from what? |
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| another name for marijuana |
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| inhaling quickly through the nose |
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drug that excites the nervous system
increased heart rate |
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commonly used depressant
prescribed to relax anxious patients
deadly with alchohol |
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effect of trying to give up on drugtons
more severe the addiction, more severe the symptoms |
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| drug that counter-acts the effects of other drugs |
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| place where parolees or recovering drug abusers live together under superstition |
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| legal narcotic used to threat heroin addicts (antagonist drug) |
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| influence of one's friends or others of the same age or social status |
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| form of treatment conducted by psychiatrists |
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| program to get drug users off their dependency |
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| group of people including counselors with whom one lives with to help in rehab |
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| pros and cons for legalizing marijuana |
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PROS CONS
medicinal use gateway drug
not physically mentally addictive
addictive canbegrownanywhere
helps economy |
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| how can we cut they supply for drugs |
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1.cut supply at the source-stop drugs coming into country
2.punishment-jail or fine
3.drug testing- random drug tests |
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| how can we cut the demand for drugs? |
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1. educate- inform what they do to you
2. rehab- work w/ users to get off their dependency ex. halfway house, methadone |
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varying percentage of pure drug
leads to aids
very addictive |
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| how is marijuana different than any other drug? |
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can be grown anywhere (cannabis plant)
mental not physical addiction |
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| class of drugs used to treat a wide variety of medical conditions |
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| What are risks of steroids |
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BOYS-shrunken testicles, difficulty or pain when urinating,develop breasts, and loose hair.
GIRLS- stop menstrual cycle, may cause excessive body and facial hair, male pattern baldness, decrease breast size |
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| long term effects of steroids? |
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| high-blood pressure, increased risk of blood clotting and LDL= ALL 3 COMBINED ARE A RECIPE FOR HEART FAILURE |
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synthetic, stimulant powder product that contains amphetamine like chemicals that have a high risk of overdoses.
VERY DANGEROUS |
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| what are the risks for bath salts? |
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| rapid heart beat, high blood pressure, chest pains, agitation, hallucinations, and extreme paranoia and delusions. |
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| what are the long term effects of bath salts? |
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| emotional and physical "crash-like" feelings of depression, anxiety, and intense cravings for more of the drug. |
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| depressant that affects the central nervous system, when combined it can be lethal |
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| the risks of GHB are what? |
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| physical affects- vomiting, drowsiness, visual distortion, unconsciousness, seizures, slowed heart rate and even death |
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T or F
GHB isn't very addictive |
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FALSE.
GHB is very addictive, even at a low dose |
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| what are the long term affects of GHB? |
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| death, insomnia, anxiety, tremors, increased heart rate, and blood pressure. |
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| synthetic, mind-altering, drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogen. contains a mixture of other drugs. |
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| what type of drug is ecstasy? |
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| stimulant and hallucinogen |
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| what are the risks of ecstasy? |
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confused, depression, severe anxiety
(they can show up weeks after taking the drug)
increase heart rate, and blood pressure.
physical effects are tremors, teeth clenching, muscle cramps, nausea, faintness, chills, sweating a blurred vision |
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| what are he long term effects of the ecstasy? |
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directly affects the brain chemical serotonin, and how brain cells communicate with each other.
can be harmful to your brain and can increase or interfere with the body's ability to regulate its temperature. can cause hyperthermia and can lead to liver, kidney, and cardiovascular failure. |
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