Drugs Flashcards

1
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– substances than can change the way your mind and body work

A

Drugs

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2
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PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATIONS OF DRUGS

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Stimulants
Depressants
Hallucinogens

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3
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Increases alertness, alleviates fatigue, reduce hunger and provides feeling of well-being
UPPERS
ex. nicotine

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Stimulants

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4
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Any drug that decreases activity of any bodily function.
DOWNERS” or “BARBS”
ex sleeping pills

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Depressants

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5
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Any natural or synthetic psychoactive drugs that produce marked distortion of senses and changes in perception.

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Hallucinogens

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6
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Law that prohibits the use of drugs

-Comprehensive dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

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RA 9165

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7
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WHY SHOULD WE AVOID DRUGS:

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Illegal, Health, Psychosocial, Spiritual

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8
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act on the brain and nervous system to change (alter) feelings and behaviour of a person who uses it.

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MIND-ALTERING DRUGS

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9
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COMMONLY ABUSED MIND-ALTERING DRUGS:

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  1. NICOTINE
  2. ALCOHOL
  3. MARIJUANA
  4. COCAINE and SHABU 5.INHALANTS
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10
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Drugs in cigarettes

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Nicotine

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11
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Can cause drunkeness

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Alcohol

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12
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Poor memory, short attention span, inability to htink

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Marijuana Cannabis sativa

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13
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ROCKS, Stimulant

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Cocaine

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