Amphetamines
What category of drug are Amphetamines?
STIMULANTS
What category of drug is Fentanyl?
Opioid (Narcotics) (Synthetic)
What category of drug is Inhalants?
Inhalants are a drug category in itself.
What category of drug is Ketamine?
Hallucinogen
What drug category is marijuana?
Cannabis
What is a legal use of this drug?
Some are legally prescribed and used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
What is the FDA approved purpose of this drug?
Analgesic (pain killer)
What are inhalants?
Inhalants are invisible, volatile substances found in common household products that produce chemical vapors that are inhaled to induce psychoactive or mind-altering effects.
What is Ketamine?
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control. It is referred to as a “dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen” because it makes patients feel detached from their pain and environment.
What is Marijuana
Mind-altering psychoactive drug. Dry, shredded, green/brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds and leaves from the cannabis sativa plant.
What is smokable cocaine called?
Crack
100 times more potent than ------ and 50 times more potent than -----
morphine, heroin
How are they abused?
Sniffing or snorting the substance from a container or dispenser. “Bagging”— sniffing or inhaling fumes from substances sprayed or deposited inside a plastic or paperbag. “Huffing” from an inhalant-soaked rag stuffed in the mouth, or inhaling from balloons filled with nitrous oxide.
How is it abused?
Injected, Liquid mixed with liquids, Powder that is snorted mixed in drinks, or smoked.
This is the main ingredient that produces the psychoactive effect.
THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)
Ice
These are three effects caused by Fentanyl
relaxation, euphoria, pain relief, sedation, confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, urinary retention, pupillary constriction, and respiratory depression.
What is their effect on the body? (Name 3)
Slight stimulation, feeling less inhibition, loss of consciousness,Slurred speech, loss of coordination, euphoria, dizzinessdamages sections of brain controlling thinking, moving, seeingweight loss, muscle weakness, disorientation, inattentiveness, lack of coordination, irritability, depression, and damage to the nervous system and other organssores around the mouth; red or runny eyes or nose; chemical breath odorlong term use may cause damage to nervous system and organs
What are its overdose effects?
An overdose can cause unconsciousness and dangerously slowed breathing.
What is its effect on the body?
Relaxation, disinhibition, increased appetite, sedation, increased sociability, effects memory and learning, difficulty in thinking and problem-solving, hallucinations, impaired judgment, reduced coordination, distorted perception, Decreased blood pressure, increased heart rate, dizziness, nausea, tachycardia, confusion, anxiety, paranoia, drowsiness, respiratory ailments.
Chronic abuse produces a psychosis that resembles this mental illness.
Schizophrenia
What are the effects of an overdose?
Overdose can cause stupor, changes in pupil size, clammy skin, cyanosis, coma, and respiratory failure leading to death. The presence of a triad of symptoms such as coma, pinpoint pupils, and respiratory depression strongly suggests opioid intoxication.
What are their overdose effects?
“Sudden sniffing death” can result from a single session of inhalant use by an otherwise healthy young person. Sudden sniffing death is particularly associated with the abuse of butane, propane, and chemicals in aerosols.
What is its effects on the body?
Ketamine produces hallucinations. It distorts perceptions of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control. Ketamine may cause unwanted side effects such as: agitation, depression, cognitive difficulties, unconsciousness, and amnesia.
What are its overdose effects
No deaths from overdose of marijuana have been reported. Although, there have been an increasing number of emergency room visits involving marijuana edibles.