Drugs Flashcards
What is the title of the lesson?
What is the title of the lesson?
Drugs: Abuse, Prevention and Control
is a chemical substance that brings about physical, emotional, or behavi
is a chemical substance that brings about physical, emotional, or behavioral change in a person taking it.
Drugs
How are drugs taken?
How are drugs taken?
Ingestion, inhalation, and injection
Using, without benefit or prescription, useful drugs which have the capa
Using, without benefit or prescription, useful drugs which have the capacity to alter mood or behavior
Drug abuse
Using drugs and substances for a purpose different from the one for which the drug has been prescribed; and
Drug abuse
Using drugs and substances having no legitimate medical application for purposes other than research.
Drug abuse
What are the 4 types of drugs?
Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Sedatives, and Narcotics
increase alertness and physical disposition
Stimulants
affects sensation, thinking, self-awareness, and emotion
Hallucinogens
reduces anxiety and excitement
Sedatives
relieves pain and often induce sleep
Narcotics
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE ABUSING DRUGS?
irritable, discourteous, defiant and aggressive and lacks interest in his/her studies or work
What is the generic name for shabu
Methamphetamine hydrochloride
is the most popular abused drug.
Shabu
is found to have harmful effects to the brain because it changes how the brain functions
Shabu
it reduced motor skills and impaired verbal learning
Shabu
also called as shabs, ice, meth crystal, kristal, basura, tawas
Shabu
Effects of shabu
Extreme weight loss
Severe dental problems
Anxiety
Confusion
Insomnia
Mood disturbances
Violent behavior
is an illegal drug that contains the active ingredient MDMA
ecstacy
it is related to stimulants and hallucinogens and produces both effects on mood and the sense, which made it a popular party drug
ECSTACY
it is found in the form of powder or in capsules and pill form
Ecstacy
is made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, and which can be smoked
Marijuana
ceased to be the “drug of choice”
Marijuana
General term for marijuana
Canabis Sativa