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Common drugs of misuse and harm reduction Flashcards

1
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Substance misuse

A

Chaotic

Dependent

Recreational

Experimental

Drug free

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Hard reduction alliance

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Defines policies, programmes, services and actions that work to reduce harm to

  • individual
  • communities
  • society
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Harm reduction

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Pragmatic

Prioritise goals

Humanist values

Focuses on risks and abstinence

Seeks to maximise range of intervention options that are available

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Reducing harm

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Self

Substance

Setting

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Drug categories

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Depressants

Stimulants

Hallucinogens

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Heroin

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Opiate, depressant derived from opium poppy

Brownish powder

Class A

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Heroin use

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Smoked usually in foil

Chasing the dragon

Dissolved in water

Mixed with acid, heated and injected

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Immediate effects of heroin

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Intense sense of wellbeing

Relaxed

Drowsy and detached from emotional or physical pain

Slows brain, heart rate and breathing

First users may be sleepy, itchy and sick

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Risks and harms of heroin

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Can cause powerful physical and psychological dependency

Legal and social risks

Overdose risk, especially if mixed with alcohol or benzo’s

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Cocaine

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Stimulant likely to be adulterated, derived from leaves of coca shrub

Water soluble hydrochloride salt

White powder

Class A

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Cocaine use

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Snorted

Gummed

Dissolved in water and injected

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Immediate effects of cocaine

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Increased energy

More alert

Sociable

Arrogant/ aggressive

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Risks and harms of cocaine

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With alcohol creates coca-ethylene

Mix of cocaine and heroin potentially fatal

Psychologically addictive

Severe damage to heart and circulation, brain damage and mental health problems

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Crack

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Smoke-able form of cocaine

Water insoluble cocaine base

Small, off-white, waxy

Class A

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Crack use

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Smoked

Usually in pipe

Dissolved in water and injected

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Immediate effects of crack

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Much more intense than cocaine and short acting

Harder to control than cocaine

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Risks and harms of crack

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Breathing problems

Injected is very harmful to veins as doesn’t dissolve easily

18
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Cannabis

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Naturally occuring from cannabis plant

Tetrahydrocannabinol

Solid, dark lump

Leaves, stalks and seeds

Class B

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Cannabis use

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Rolled in a joint

Smoked in a pipe

Eaten in food

20
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Cannabis immediate effects

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Giggles

Munchies

Being talkative, more confident, more anxious or paranoid

Tiredness and lack of energy, memory loss, breathing disorders and cancers

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Risks and harms of cannabis

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May trigger or exacerbate mental health problems

22
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Synthetic cannabindois

spice, herbal incense, pot, room odouriser

A

Dried plant matter which has been sprayed with chemical designed to mimic THC

Dried leafy material

Similar to cannabis but smells more chemically

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Cannabinoid use

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Smoked with tobacco in a joint, pipe, bong

Cannabinoid oil smoked in vaporiser

Class B

24
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Immediate effects of cannabinoids

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Happy and relaxed

Giggles, hungry, talkative

Drowsy

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Risks and harms of cannabinoids

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Higher THC and lower CBD

Triggers psychotic symptoms

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Mephedrone

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Stimulant drug belonging to chemical family of cathinones

White powder. shards, crystals

Class B

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Mephedrone use

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Snorted, injected, swallowed, up the bum

28
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Immediate effects of mephedrone

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Euphoria, alertness and feelings of affection

Suppressed appetite

Feelings of anxiety and paranoia

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Risks and harms of mephedrone

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Overstimulate heart, circulation and nervous system

Strong desire to re-dose

Nasal damage if snorted

30
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GHB/ GBL

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Industrial solvent

CNS depressant

Transparent liquid with salty taste

Class B

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