PRECRIPTION DRUGS AND INHALANTS

A prescription drug is a drug that can be obtained through a physician's prescription

EXAMPLES:

• Adderrall: Treats narcolepsy and ADHD
• Vicodin: Strong pain killer
• Lipitor: Lowers high cholesterol
• Advair: Prevents asthma symptoms
• Plavix: Blood thinner

PRESCRIPTION RULES

• Only take prescription drugs if perscribed by your doctor
• Do not take prescription drugs from family or friends
• Only take the prescribed amount
• An overdose of any drug is unhealthy
• It is illegal to take prescription drugs from other people

SYMPTOMS OF OVERDOSE

• Problems with pulse rate, temperature, bloodpressure
• Skin turns cool and sweaty or hot and dry
• Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath
• Drowsiness, confusion, and coma

THE STATS

• 53% of all drug overdoses are prescription drugs
• About 22,000 pharmaceutical related deaths in 2012
• Drug OD death rates have increased 112% from 1999 to 2012
• 1 in 8 U.S. teens misuse pain drugs
• 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are safer than others

THE NAMES

• "Skittles"
• "Downers
• "Reds, Yellows, Pinks"
• "Black Beauties"
• "Candies"

INHALANTS

Inhalants are drugs that are breathed in through the nose into the respiratory system

TYPES

• Liquids: Gasoline, Glues, Markers
• Sprays: Spray Paint, Hairspray, Vegetable Oil
• Gases: Butane, Whipped Cream, Propane Tanks,
• Nitrates: Chemical found in food preservatives
• ~Found also in leather cleaner, and Room Deodorizers

SHORT TERM EFFECTS

• Slurred speech, Halucinations
• Loss of coordination, Unconciousness
• Apathy, Suffocation, INSTANT DEATH
• Imapred Judgement, Hostility
• Rapid heart beat, which can lead to death

LONG TERM SYMPTOMS

• Muscle weakness, Lack of coordination
• Disorientation, Depression
• Death by heart failure
• Bone marrow damage
• Damage to heart, liver, kidneys, and brain

THE STATS

• About 600,000 teens had tried inhalants in 2006
• 22% of inhalants abusers died on their first use
• 1 in 5 teenagers have used inhalants before age 14
• One state in the U.S. had 3,800 ER visits and 450
• Hospitalizations due to inhalant abuse

STREET NAMES

• "Poppers, Snappers"
• "Moon Gas"
• "Huff, Air Blast"
• "Thrust"
• "OZ, Aroma of Men"

REFERNCES

• http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/overdose/facts.html
• http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/prescription-drugs
• http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/inhalants.html
• http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/prescription-drugs.html
• http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/inhalants/international-statistics.h...