Heroine
What is the most common way people use heroine?
injecting
What are the popular street names for cocaine?
Blow,coke, crack, rock, snow
How does it effect the brain?
result in hypoxia which is when not enough oxygen reaches the brain
How is MDMA used?
generally it comes in a pill, or a liquid or a powder
How is meth used?
Smoking, snorting, swallowing, and injection.
What does heroine effect?
heart rate, breathing, and sleeping
What is common way people do cocaine?
snorting or rubbing on the gums.
Short term effects of Opioids?
drowsiness, confusion, nausea, euphoria, slowed breathing
How does MDMA effect the brain?
releases dopamine and reinforces behaviors, increases heart rate and blood pressure, effects mood, appetite, sleep,and release serotonin which cause emotional closeness.
What are the short term effects of meth?
increased wakefulness and physical activity, decreased appetite, faster breathing, rapid and/or irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure and body temperature
short term effects of heroine
dry mouth, vomiting, itching, clouded mentally.
What does cocaine do to the brain?
It releases dopamine, but stops it from being recycled which reinforces the usage.
Withdrawal effects of opioids?
vomiting, muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, uncontrollable leg movements, and cold flashes
Health effects of MDMA?
nausea, muscle cramping, blurred vision, chills, sweating, involuntary teeth clenching.
How does meth affect the brain?
It increases the production of dopamine and releases it in the reward system that reinforces drug taking behaviors.
what does "on the nod" mean?
a back and forth state of being conscious and semiconscious
What are some short term effects of cocaine?
extreme happiness, mental alertness, hypersensitivity, irritable, and paranoia.
How do people misuse opioids?
taking someone else's prescription, taking more than prescribed, taking the medicine to get high
How long does MDMA last?
3 to 6 hours
What are long term effects of meth?
Dental problems, memory loss, sleeping problems, violent behavior, paranoia, and hallucinations
what diseases can someone who uses heroine get?
kidney and liver disease
Long term effects of snorting cocaine?
loss of smell, nosebleeds, runny nose, and problems with swallowing
Street names for Opioids?
Oxy, Percs, and vikes
Short term effects of MDMA?
irritability, impulsive, aggressive, depressed, sleep problems, anxiety, memory and attention problems and decreased appetite
What’s the best way to treat meth addiction?
Behavioral therapies