What are the different classifications?
stimulants
depressants/sedatives
hallucinogens
synthetic/designer
cannabis
opiates/narcotics
OTC (over the counter)
Schedule 1
no medical use
highly addictive
Schedule 2
medical use
highly addictive
What is 1 in 5 deaths caused by
drinking
Schedule 3
less addictive than 1 and 2
Schedule 4
low potential for abuse
Schedule 5
robitussin
codeine
antidiarrheals
When schedule # goes up
legality increases
addictiveness decreases
How are drugs consumed?
smoking
injection
snorting
contact
ingestion
smoking: time to brain
7 - 10 seconds
injection: time to brain
15 - 30 secs (veins) 3 - 5 mins (skin/muscle)
snorting: time to brain
3 - 5 mins
contact: time to brain
3 - 5 mins (eyes) 15 - 30 mins (skin)
ingestion: time to brain
20 to 30 mins
List of stimulants
cocaine
crack
MDMA
ritalin
methamphetamine
crystal meth
Adderall
concerta
What do stimulants do to the body?
speed up bodily functions
speeds up everything besides appetite
anything ending in 'caine'
medically numbing agent
what was coke in coca cola replaced with
caffeine
cocaine
schedule 2
lasts 30 minutes
can be absorbed in every way
what is crack cocaine and how is it absorbed?
a concentrated form of cocaine
smoked
what are the health consequences to crack and cocaine?
hepatitis B and C
HIV/AIDS
MRSA (flesh eating)
depression
neuron damage
What are the hardest phases
1, 4, 5
what does methamphetamine affect?
dopamine and serotonin
what does cocaine affect?
dopamine
Methamphetamine
Schedule 2
consumed in all ways
lasts 12 hours
crystal meth
-schedule 2
smoked
Adderall, Concerta, Ritalin
ADD/ADHD meds
supposed to be taken orally
illegally snorted and injected
causes binders
blindness and respiratory stops
MDMA
designer/stimulant
dumps out dopamine and serotonin
USED to have medical use
psychotherapy
taken orally
increased body temp
kidney failure
depression
GHB
depressant
taken orally
suppresses breathing
used to be legal
used for muscle development
sleeping pills
what is GBL made of
drain cleaner
baking soda
laundry detergent
floor cleaner
nail polish
glue removers
what mimics what?
GBL chemicals mimic GHB
Rohypnol
depressant
makes people not remember
effects last up to 8 hours
amnesia
loss of identity
death
date rape drug
used to be legal
if drugged how much time do you have to go to the hospital?
72 hours
How many years in jail can you get for drugging people?
up to 20 years
Inhalants
not drugs
chemicals in aerosol cans
causes hypoxia (no oxygen to the brain)
SSD (sudden sniffing death)
major organ damage
classified as other
Hallucinogens change:
thought process
moods
perception/senses
all hallucinogens dilate pupils
can turn on chronic gene
Ketamine
schedule 2
medical use on animals and humans
LSD
schedule 1
unpredictable
hear colors, see sounds
lasts 12 hours
Psilocybin mushrooms
schedule 1
6 hours
real danger is death caps
Jimsonweed
1/2 teaspoon of seeds can cause death
amnesia
loss of control of body temp
brain damage
no schedule
Peyote cactus
schedule 1
dilated pupils
alteration of body image
main ingredient is mescaline
1994 religious freedom act
salvia
legal in California
no schedule
very powerful
PCP
animal tranquilizer
violent behavior
lasts 24 hours
causes numbness in the body
spice
first official synthetic drug
synthetic cannaboid
acute (short term) psychosis
ACh
involved in our every move
glutamate
plays a role in memory
GABA
moderates eating, aggression, sleeping
Dopamine
movement, learning, attention, pleasure, mental health
Serotonin
regulates sleep, eating, mood, pain, depression
Edorphins
brains effort to deal with pain
Phase 1
immediate - depression, anxiety
Phase 2
1 - 4 hours - desire to sleep
Phase 3
3 - 4 days - increased appetite
Phase 4
6 - 18 weeks - depression
Phase 5
recovery
Meth consequences
teeth grinding
disorganized though patterns
irritability
hallucinations
aggressive/antisocial behavior
heart failure
"cocaine bugs"
skin ulcers
weight loss
stroke/death
colors in meth ingredients
pink
green
blue
Where is rohypnol legal?
Mexico and Europe
What are the blood born virus'?
Hepatitis B and C, HIV/AIDS
What are the date rape drug mixtures?
rohypnol and GHB
rohypnol and alcohol
rohypnol
What is the main ingredient in dust off?
toluene
What were the first emergency schedule 1's?
spice and bath salt
bath salts
schedule 1
main addictive ingredient is mephedrone (MDPV)
violent behavior
delusions of human strength
designer stimulant
insecticides
Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD)
re-experience of drugs
long-term effect
flashbacks
List of narcotics
opium
heroin
fentanyl
morphine
codein
demerol
vicodin
narcotics
mostly legal
medical uses except for heroin and opium
psychologically and physiologically addictive
heroin
comes from poppy plant
pinpoint pupils
decreases breathing
how long do you have until a narcan shot wears off
90 minutes
what does harm reduction promote?
a healthier person
krocodil
codeine pills mixed with chemicals
gangrene (blood vessels collapse) -sold as "heroin"
oxycodone
started opium problem
schedule 2
danger of binders
time release coding
taking all hours of a pill at once
cannabis marijuana
main psychoactive ingredient is THC
no overdose in death
decreases memory
psychologically addictive
disrupts hormones
risk of emphysema
chance of panic attacks
schedule 1
DXM
OTC
liver damage/death
in cough syrup
feels like a narcotic
xanax
xanax
MDPV (bath salts)
Krocodil
Spice