Inhalants
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
INHALANTS
JESS, CAMELLIA, & ELIZABETH
DEFINITION:
"BREATHABLE CHEMICAL VAPORS INHALED TO PRODUCE MIND ALTERING EFFECTS"
TYPES:
1. VOLATILE 2. GASES 3. AEROSOL SPRAYS 4. NITRITES
INHALES:
ENTERS BODY THROUGH "HUFFING" THROUGH NOSE OR MOUTH
AFTER INHALING?
ACTIVATES BRAIN'S REWARD SYSTEM & STIMULATE RELEASE OF DOPAMINE
SHORT-TERM PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS
RELAXATION, SLURRED SPEECH, HALLUCINATIONS, DIZZINESS, & VOMITTING
SHORT-TERM PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
DAMAGE TO THE MYELIN SHEATH, CEREBRAL CORTEX, CEREBELLUM
LONG TERM EFFECTS
MEMORY LOSS, CONCENTRATION & VISUAL PROBLEMS, DEPRESSION
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EFFECTS ON ADOLESCENT BRAIN:
FUNCTION PROBLEMS, IMPAIRED COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, ALTER OF NMDA & GABA RECEPTORS
