Group 5 Drug Education Final - 20240918 - 204021 - 0000
Group 5 Drug Education Final - 20240918 - 204021 - 0000
Group 5 Drug Education Final - 20240918 - 204021 - 0000
Presented By : Group 5
STIMULANTS
DRUG ABUSE
ALCOHOL
MARIJUANA
LEGAL DRUGS
What is Drug?
-is any substance that brings, physical, psychological,
emotional and behavioral changes when used.
DRUG ABUSE -is the continuous misuse of any substance,
licit, illicit which result in the changes in an individual's
physical, mental, or behavioral condition.
Examples are:
•alcohol
•tranquilizers
•sleeping pills
Sleeping Pills Alcohol
3. HALLUCINOGENS
These drugs alter the user’s state of
consciousness. (Distort auditory and visual
sensations).
Examples are:
•LSD
•ecstasy
•magic mushrooms
•marijuana
Marijuana
4. OPIOIDS
Powerful painkillers that provide a sense of euphoria,
reduce pain, and cause drowsiness. It's also typically
used to treat people experiencing severe pain.
Examples are:
•Heroin
•Codeine
•Oxycodone
•Fentanyl
Oxycodone
5. DISSOCIATIVES
Interfere with the brain's receptors for glutamate,
a chemical responsible for cognition and
emotionality, resulting in an out-of-body
experience.
-Peer pressure
-Curiosity
-Adventure
-Feel good
-Escape from reality
-Easy access to drugs
EFFECTS OF
DRUGS
Physical/Physiological Effects
1. The student can recognize the three methods of introducing
drugs into the body (injection, ingestion, inhalation) when given
these methods along with distractor methods.
2. The student can recognize that any or all of the methods of
introducing drugs into the body serve to place the drug into the
circulatory system when given this system along with distractor
system alternatives.
3. The student can recognize that the circulatory system
transports the drug throughout the body when given this system
along with alternative dis- tractor systems.
4. The student can recognize that drugs change human
behavior primarily by affecting the nervous system when
given choices between the nervous system along with
alternative distractor systems.