DRUG PROJECT

TOBACCO

NICOTINE

• cigarettes, cigars, bidis, and smokeless tobacco, Other names snuff, spit tobacco, chew
• It is smoked, snorted, chewed
• Health Risks are Increased blood pressure and heart rate/chronic lung disease;
• cardiovascular diseasestroke; cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, cervix,
• kidney, bladder, and acute myeloid leukemia; adverse pregnancy outcomes; addiction

Alcohol

ALCOHOL (ETHYL ALCOHOL)

• Found in liquor, beer, and wine,
• it is swallowed
• emotional volatility, loss of coordination, visual distortions, impaired memory, violence,
• sexual dysfunction, loss of consciousness, increased risk of injuries, fetal damage,
• depression; neurologic deficits; hypertension; liver and heart disease; addiction; fatal overdose

CANNABINOIDS

Hashish

• Boom, gangster, hash, hash oil, hemp
• It is smoked, swallowed
• impaired balance and coordination; increased heart rate and appetite;
• impaired learning, memory; anxiety; panic attacks; psychosis/cough; frequent respiratory infections;
• possible mental health decline; addiction, distorted sensory perception

OPIOIDS

OPIUM

• Laudanum, paregoric: big O, black stuff, block, gum, hop
• It is swallowed, smoked
• drowsiness; impaired coordination; dizziness; confusion; nausea; sedation;
• feeling of heaviness in the body; slowed or arrested breathing/constipation;
• endocarditis; hepatitis; HIV; addiction; fatal overdose

STIMULANTS

Methamphetamine

• meth, ice, crank, chalk, crystal, fire, glass, go fast, speed
• It is swallowed, snorted, smoked, injected
• Increased heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, metabolism; feelings of exhilaration;
• increased energy, mental alertness; tremors; reduced appetite; irritability; anxiety; panic;
• paranoia; violent behavior; psychosis/weight loss; insomnia; cardiac or cardiovascular complications;

Club Drugs

MDMA

• Ecstasy, Adam, clarity, Eve, lover’s speed, peace, uppers
• It is swallowed, snorted, injected
• mild hallucinogenic effects; increased tactile sensitivity, empathic feelings;
• lowered inhibition; anxiety; chills; sweating; teeth clenching; muscle cramping
• sleep disturbances; depression; impaired memory; hyperthermia; addiction

DISSOCIATIVE DRUGS

Ketamine

• cat Valium, K, Special K, vitamin K
• It is injected, snorted, smoked
• Feelings of being separate from one’s body and environment; impaired motor function
• anxiety; tremors; numbness; memory loss; nausea

HALLUCINOGENS

MESCALINE

• Buttons, cactus, mesc, peyote
• It is swallowed, smoked
• Altered states of perception and feeling; hallucinations; nausea

OTHER COMPOUNDS

ANABOLIC STEROIDS

• Anadrol, Oxandrin, Durabolin, Depo-Testosterone, roids, juice, gym candy,
• It is injected, swallowed, applied to skin
• no intoxication effects/hypertension; blood clotting and cholesterol changes; liver cysts;
• acne; premature stoppage of growth;prostate cancer, reduced sperm production, shrunken testicles
• hostility and aggression,breast enlargement;menstrual irregularities, development of beard

DEPRESSANTS

SLEEP MEDICATIONS

• Ambien (zolpidem), Sonata (zaleplon), Lunesta (eszopiclone)
• It is swallowed
• Sedation/drowsiness, reduced anxiety, feelings of well-being, lowered inhibitions,
• slurred speech, poor concentration, confusion, dizziness, impaired coordination
• memory/slowed pulse, lowered blood pressure, slowed breathing, tolerance