K2/Spice and Bath Salts
What are synthetic drugs?
Synthetic drugs are substances made in labs.
What are opioids?
Opioids are powerful drugs derived from the poppy plant that have been used for centuries to relieve pain. There are legal opioids (like prescription pain relievers) and illegal opioids (like heroin and illicit fentanyl). They are chemically related, produce similar effects, and can all lead to addiction and overdose.
What is methamphetamine?
A stimulant drug that can make you feel energizes
What is cocaine?
Cocaine is a drug that is made of dried leaves from the South American coca plant.
What kind of substance is most commonly associated with overdose?
Opioids- which include prescription pain medications and fentanyl
What is K2/Spice?
These are chemicals that can alter your mind and make you see, feel, or hear things that aren't there. These chemicals are sprayed onto dried leaves to look like marijuana or sold as liquids. Although some of the chemicals are similar to ones in marijuana; it is a very different drug.
How do opioids affect the brain?
Opioids attach to and activate opioid receptors; when opioids attach to these receptors, they block pain signals sent between the brain and the body and release large amounts of dopamine in the brain’s reward regions
How does methamphetamine work in the brain?
Methamphetamine creates more of the chemical dopamine in your brain. These large amounts of dopamine can change the way the brain works and can lead you to look for the drug again and again
How does cocaine work in your brain?
Cocaine changes how the brain works by increasing the amount of a chemical called dopamine in parts of the brain that control reward and motivation
What signs would a person exhibit if they were experiencing an overdose?
Their face is extremely pale and/or feels clammy to the touch. For lighter skinned people, the skin tone turns bluish purple; for darker skinned people, it turns grayish or ashen. Their body goes limp. Their fingernails or lips have a purple or blue color. They start vomiting or making gurgling noises. They cannot be awakened or are unable to speak. Their breathing or heartbeat slows or stops.
How do K2/Spice affect your brain and body?
Short term effects include feeling really relaxed, seeing and hearing things that aren't there, being very confused, feeling anxious, fast heart rate, vomiting. Long term effects include kidney problems or seizures.
What are the most common opioids?
*name one prescription and one illegal Opioid
Hydrocodone (Vicodin) Oxycodone (OxyContin or Percocet), Morphine, Codeine, or Fentanyl
What are the short-term effects of methamphetamine?
more energy, high body temperature, fast heart rate, faster breathing, not feeling hungry
What are the short-term effects of cocaine?
Feeling unusually happy and wildly energetic, sometimes feeling you are out of control, feeling annoyed and distrustful of others, sensitive to light, sound, and touch, high body temperature, upset stomach
What is the first step if you suspect someone is experiencing an overdose?
Call 911.
True or false: You can overdose from Synthetic Drugs
True
What are the short-term effects of opioids?
extreme drowsiness, confusion, nausea, constipation, and slowed breathing
What are the long-term effects of methamphetamine?
Anxiety, confusion, itchy skin, extreme weight loss, rotting teeth
What are the long-term effects of cocaine?
nosebleeds, loss of smell, problems swallowing, cough and lung problems
What is the name of the nasal spray medication that can reverse an opioid overdose?
Narcan.
How do bath salts affect your brain and body?
Short-term effects include fast heart rate, feeling really friendly, panic attacks, seeing things that aren't real, and feeling angry and violent.
Long-Term effects include kidney problems, weak muscles, and heart problems.
How can people misuse opioids?
taking a prescription in a way or dose other than instructed, taking someone else’s prescription, taking prescription drugs only to get high, mixing prescription opioids with alcohol or other drugs, crushing pills or opening capsules, then: snorting the powder or dissolving the powder in water then injecting the liquid into a vein.
Some people take methamphetamine again and again over a short period of time due to the "high" wearing off. This is called what?
A binge
What are the overdose effects of cocaine?
Strokes and seizures, irregular heart rhythm or heart attack.
What is the name of the law that provides protections when calling emergency services for someone experiencing an overdose?
Good Samaritan Laws protect the person experiencing the overdose and the person seeking medical help for the person experiencing the overdose from drug possession charges.