Drugs by Vanessa Treacy https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8 For health class en-us 2017-12-13 14:48:14 UTC 2017-12-18 15:17:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png Alcohol vanessamt1210 https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/215813293 Street Names: Booze, Brew, Liquor, Sauce
How it's Used: Drink it
Dangerous Effects:  Alcohol Use Disorders, Death, Injuries, Increases the risk of physical and sexual assault, increases risk of cancer.]]> 2017-12-13 14:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/215813293 Tobacco vanessamt1210 https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216960882 Street Names: Cigarettes: Butts, Cigs, and Smokes
Smokeless tobacco: Chew, Dip, Snuff, Snus, and Spit Tobacco
Hookah: Goza, Hubble-bubble, Narghile, Shisha, and Waterpipe
How it's Used: Smoke it, chew it
Dangerous Effects: Accidental Death, Pregnant Women and Children, Heart Disease / Stroke,  Lung Problems, Cancer
]]> 2017-12-18 14:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216960882 Marijuana vanessamt1210 https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216961696 Street Names:  Boom, Bud, Chronic, Gangster, Ganja, Grass, Herb, Kif, Mary Jane, MJ, Pot, Reefer, Skunk, and Weed
How It's Used:  Smoke it, eat it
Dangerous Effects: 
  • Increased heart rate.
  • Respiratory (lung and breathing) problems.
  • Increased risk for mental health problems.
  • Increased risk of problems for an unborn baby.
]]> 2017-12-18 14:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216961696 E-Cigarettes vanessamt1210 https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216962129 Street Names: Cigarettes: Butts, Cigs, and Smokes
Smokeless tobacco: Chew, Dip, Snuff, Snus, and Spit Tobacco
Hookah: Goza, Hubble-bubble, Narghile, Shisha, and Waterpipe
How It's Used:


Dangerous Effects:
]]> 2017-12-18 14:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216962129 Xanax vanessamt1210 https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216962354 Street Names: A-minus, Barbs, Candy, Downers, Phennies, Red Birds, Reds, Sleeping Pills, Tooies, Tranks, Yellows, Yellow Jackets, Yellows, and Zombie Pills
How It's Used: Pills, Swallow it
Dangerous Effects: 
  • slurred speech
  • shallow breathing, which can lead to overdose and even death.
  • sleepiness
  • disorientation
  • lack of coordination
]]> 2017-12-18 14:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216962354 Adderall vanessamt1210 https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216962477 Street Names: Bennies, Black Beauties, Hearts, Roses, Skippy, Speed, Study Drugs, The Smart Drug, Uppers, and Vitamin R
How It's Used: Pill, swallow it
Dangerous Effects:
  • increased blood pressure
  • irregular heartbeat
  • dangerously high body temperatures
  • decreased sleep
  • lack of interest in eating, which can lead to poor nutrition
  • intense anger or paranoia (feeling like someone is going to harm you even though they aren’t)
  • risk for seizures and stroke at high doses
]]> 2017-12-18 14:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216962477 Oxicotin vanessamt1210 https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216962803 Street Names: Opioids: Happy Pills, Hillbilly Heroin, OC, Oxy, Oxycotton, Percs, and Vikes
How It's Used: Pill, Swallow it
Dangerous Effects: cause you to feel sleepy, sick to your stomach, and constipated. At higher doses, opioids can make it hard to breathe properly and can cause overdose and death.]]> 2017-12-18 14:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216962803 Heroin vanessamt1210 https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216962965 Street Names: Black tar, H, Horse, Junk, Ska, and Smack
How It's Used: Heroin is mixed with water and injected with a needle. It can also be sniffed, smoked, or snorted. Users sometimes combine it with other drugs, such as alcohol or cocaine (a “speedball”), which can be particularly dangerous and raise the risk of overdose.
Dangerous Effects: 
dry mouth, 
warm flushing skin
heavy feeling arms and legs
feeling sick to the stomach and throwing up
severe itching
clouded thinking
going "on the nod," switching back and forth between being conscious and semi-conscious
coma—a deep state of unconsciousness
.dangerously slowed (or even stopped) breathing that can lead to overdose death, increased risk of HIV and hepatitis (a liver disease) through shared needles
]]> 2017-12-18 14:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216962965 Cough Medicine vanessamt1210 https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216963327 Street Names:  Candy, Dex, Drank, Lean, Robo, Robotripping, Skittles, Triple C, Tussin, and Velvet
How It's Used: Liquid, Drink it
Dangerous Effects: loss of coordination, numbness, feeling sick to the stomach, increased blood pressure, faster heart beat, in rare instances, lack of oxygen to the brain, creating lasting brain damage, when DXM is taken with decongestants]]> 2017-12-18 14:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216963327 Cocaine vanessamt1210 https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216963559 Street Names: Blow, Bump, C, Candy, Charlie, Coca, Coke, Flake, Rock, Snow, and Toot
How It's Used:
through the nose by snorting, and directly into the blood stream by injecting it or through the gums. The crystal of crack is heated in a glass pipe to produce vapors that are absorbed into the blood through the lungs.
Dangerous Effects:
hoarse voice, loss of the sense of smell, nosebleeds, and a constant runny nose, reduced blood flow in your intestines, leading to bowel problems, higher risk of getting HIV, hepatitis C (a liver disease), and other diseases transmitted by blood contact]]> 2017-12-18 14:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vanessamt1210/g78y4qvsk2t8/wish/216963559