Drugs I

DRUGS

Any chemical substance, natural or man-made that-by its chemical nature-alters biological structure or functioning when administered

DRUGS = PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

  • In the prevention community-drugs are referenced as psychoactive substances
  • A psychoactive substance in one that affects feelings, perceptions, thought process, and/or behavior
  • All psychoactive substances exert their effects by altering the functioning of the nervous system
  • All medications are psychoactive substances, but not all psychoative substances are medications

PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

  • Psychoactive substances alter:
    • Mood
    • Thoughts
    • Sensory perceptions
    • Behavior
  • Psychoactive substances include:
    • Legal substances such as alcohol and tobacco and certain prescription medications
    • Illegal substances such as hashish/cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine

WHAT IS DRUG OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE

The continued use of alcohol, illegal drugs, or the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs with negative consequences.  Consequences may involve problems at work, school, home, or interpersonal relationships.  Consequences may also include trouble with the law and the physical risks of using drugs in dangerous situation.

2018 National Survey
on Drug Use & Health

  • Approximately 20.3 million people aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder (SUD)
    • 14.8 million people had an alcohol use disorder
    • 8.1 million people had an illicit drug use disorder
    • The most common disorder was for marijuana(4.4 million)
    • An estimated 2.0 million people had an opioid use disorder, that includes 1.7 million people with a prescription pain reliever disorder
    • 0.5 million people had a heroin use disorder
  • 31.9 million people aged 12 or older used an illicit drug in the past 30 days
    • About 1 in 9 Americans overall (11.7%)
  • Among people aged 12 or older
    • 43.5 million were current marijuana users
    • Nearly 1 in 5 (19.4%) used an illicit drug in the past year
    • An estimated 10.3 million people misused opioids
      • 9.9 million prescription pain reliever users
      • 808,000 heroin users

These next slides show the trends in the use of marijuana, heroin, cocaine, cigarettes and alcohol by age group

CLASSIFICATIONS OF DRUGS

Stimulants

Increase activity in Central Nervous System

  • Cocaine
  • Amphetamine
  • Methamphetamine
  • Nicotine
  • Caffeine
Cocaine

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Amphetamine

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Methamphetamine

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Nicotine

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E-Cigarettes

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Tobacco Product Use Among High School Students – 2018

Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products

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Caffeine

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Caffeine and Alcohol

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Energy Drinks

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Opioids

Selectively depress the Central Nervous System, reduce pain, induce sleep

  • Heroin
  • Fentanyl
  • Morphine
  • Opium
  • Oxycodone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtMi9ciJN70

Heroin

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Fentanyl

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Morphine

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Opium

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Oxycodone

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