Commonly Abused Drugs by Briana Jaiyen [Student FVHS] https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s en-us 2018-06-08 03:43:38 UTC 2025-12-24 04:25:33 UTC hello@padlet.com How do drugs in general affect your brain? bpjaiyen100 https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266230646 Drugs are chemicals that affect your brain by tapping into its communications systems and messing with the way neurons normally send, receive, and process information.]]> 2018-06-08 03:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266230646 What physiological things happen that give people the feeling of pleasure? bpjaiyen100 https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266231217 Dopamine is a neurotransmitter present in regions of the brain that regulate movement, emotion, motivation, and feelings of pleasure.]]> 2018-06-08 03:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266231217 How can this progress and lead to an addiction? bpjaiyen100 https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266231290 This can progress and lead to addiction by how the sensation of pleasure comes without any real work put in, can be a lot of enjoyment to people, so it makes them want more and more.]]> 2018-06-08 03:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266231290 CNS Depressents bpjaiyen100 https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266231611 Description: A sedative that slows the activity of the central nervous system used to treat anxiety, sleep disorders, muscle spasms, and convulsions. 
Street names: Blue Bullets, Green Frog, Marshmallow Reds, Pink Ladies, and so on, these street names depend in the color of the pills.  
How the drug is commonly used: It is used as a tranquilizer, normally for medical uses.
Short Term Effects: Blurred vision, dizziness, slurred speech, drowsiness, headache, and skin rash 
Long Term Effects: Blood and liver disease

]]> 2018-06-08 04:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266231611 Cocaine bpjaiyen100 https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266392054 Description: a highly addictive and powerful stimulant that works fast
Street Names: Some street names are coke, powder, and snow and so on.
How the drug is commonly used: It is sniffed through the nose, smoked, or injected straight into the bloodstream.
Short Term Effects: Loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, and heart rate. 
Long Term Effects: depression, paranoia, irritability, weight loss, irregular heartbeat, seizures, respiratory failure, cardiovascular failure, and liver damage.

]]> 2018-06-09 06:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266392054 LSD bpjaiyen100 https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266396800 Description: The strongest known hallucinogen, lysergic acid diethylamide.
Street Names: Acid, battery acid, blotter, california sunshine, and dots. 
How drug is commonly used: LSD is on a paper that is licked or swallowed. 
Short Term Effects: high blood pressure, hallucinations, dilated pupils, dry mouth, tremors, and paraoia. 
Long Term Effects: Flashbacks are unexpected occurrences of bad trips and can happen years after LSD was taken. ]]> 2018-06-09 08:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266396800 Marijuana bpjaiyen100 https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266400427 Description: Marijuana is the leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
Street Names: it can be called pot, dope, weed, or grass
How the drug is commonly used: It's usually smoked in a pipe or from a joint or blunt, or mixed with food and eaten. 
Short Term effects: distorted perceptions, difficulties with thinking and problem solving, loss of motor coordination, increased heart rate, and feelings of anxiety and paranoia. 
Long Term Effects: Frequent use can cause permanent brain damage, and loss of motivation to go to school or work.]]> 2018-06-09 09:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266400427 Inhalants bpjaiyen100 https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266401009 Description: a breathable chemical vapor that produces mind-altering effect
Street Names: air blast, bagging, bullet bolt, and huffing
How the drug is commonly used: it is commonly used as a anesthtic for patients, but most inhalents are not for humans. 
Short Term Effects: may produce brief feelings of excitement or giddiness, loss of appetite, sores around the mouth, and red or runny nose and eyes.
Long term effects: one session of inhalants can cause cardiac arrest or suffocation.]]> 2018-06-09 10:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bpjaiyen100/jqnssy26jk3s/wish/266401009