Commonly Abused Drugs by Kyla Alberto

Effects on the Brain

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 20:38:00 UTC

"Drugs can alter important brain areas that are necessary for life-sustaining functions and can drive the compulsive drug abuse that marks addiction."

Under Normal Condtions

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 20:43:10 UTC

The chemical dopamine travels between brain cells, producing pleasurable sensations.

On Drugs

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 20:44:01 UTC

Cells release extra dopamine causing a stronger signal.

After Repeated Drug Use

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 20:44:27 UTC

Brain cells lose receptors for dopamine, becoming less able to process the chemical. The pleasure signal weakens.

Addiction

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 20:46:14 UTC

Abuse of psychoactive drugs may result in addiction. Addiction is a disease that changes the structure and chemistry of the brain.

Hallucinogens

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:27:29 UTC

There are four types of Hallucinogens: LSD, Peyote, Psilocybin, and PCP.

LSD

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:28:59 UTC

LSD is the strongest known hallucinogen. LSD is short for lysergic acid diethylamide. This drug can either stimulate or depress the central nervous system and affects different people in different ways.

Street Names for LSD:

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:31:01 UTC

Acid, Battery Acid, Golden Dragon, Purple Heart, Superman, California Sunshine, etc.

How the drug is used

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:33:30 UTC

"LSD is usually taken orally. This drug may come in the form of a liquid solution which is odourless, colourless and slightly bitter to the taste, and is sold in small vials."

Short Term Effects

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:38:02 UTC

"Effects of taking the drug are usually experienced between 30 minutes to an hour after taking LSD and can last for up to 12 hours. Outward physical symptoms can be minimal, but may include dilation of the pupils, an increase in body temperature and blood pressure, sweating, sleeplessness, tremors and a dry mouth."

Long Term Effects

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:40:39 UTC

Intense mood swings and emotional disturbances
Hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren’t there)
Recurrence of hallucinations after you’ve stopped taking the drug (“flashbacks”)
Changes in the way you perceive time and space
Changes in the way you perceive yourself
Hallucinations that merge and distort the senses (you may see colors, or feel sounds)
Overwhelming fear or depression
Severe paranoia

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:43:12 UTC

Depressants

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:43:58 UTC

Depressants slow body functions by decreasing heart and breathingrates and locwering blood preassure. There are four types of depressants: Barbituates, CNS Depressants, Opiates, and Alcohol.

Opiates

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:45:24 UTC

An opiate is any drug made from psychoactive compounds contained in the seen pods of poppy plants.

Street Names for Opium:

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:52:24 UTC

Big O, Clack stuff, Block, Gum Hop, Dover's powder

Street Names for Heroin:

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:53:17 UTC

Dope, Smack, hunder, China whitehorse, Antifreeze, Brown Sugar, Hell dust, etc.

Street Names for Fentanyl:

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:56:18 UTC

Apache, China girl, Goodfella, King ivory, Murder 8, Tango, etc.

Street Names for Morphine:

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:57:04 UTC

Miss Emma, Monkey, M, White stuff, Dreamer

Street Names for Codeine, Hydrocodone, and Oxycodone:

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 21:58:12 UTC

Schoolboy, Cough syrup, T-three's, Vikes, Viko, Norco, Hydro, Ox, Oxicotten, Oxycet

How the drug is used

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 22:00:01 UTC

Opiates can be taken in pill form, injected, smoked, sniffed/snorted, or taken in liquid form.

Short Term Effects

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 22:02:04 UTC

Nausea, vomiting, decreased alertness, drowsiness, depressed respiration

Long Term Effects

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 22:02:51 UTC

constipation, infections associated with injecting, physical dependence, addiction, restlessnesss, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, comiting, cold flashes with goose bumps

Stimulants

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 22:06:14 UTC

Stimulants increase heart rate, blood pressyre, breathing rate, and alertness. There are four types of stimulants: Amphetamines, Methamphetamines, Cocaine, and Nicotine/Tobacco Smoke.

Cocaine

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 22:07:04 UTC

Cocain is a powerful but short-acting stimulant.

Street Names for Cocaine:

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 22:13:15 UTC

Badrock, Bazooka, Beam, Caviar, Coca, Coke, Cola, Crack, Devil Drug, Esnortiar, Everclear, Kryptonite, Lady Caine, etc,

How the drug is used

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 22:15:17 UTC

Users can sniff the drug, smoke it, or inject it directly into their bloodstream.

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 22:16:34 UTC

Short Term Effects

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 22:16:57 UTC

sleep disorders, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, and heart rate, muscle spasms, convulsions

Long Term Effects

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-24 22:18:59 UTC

Depression, paranoia, irritability, weight loss, irregular heartbeat, seizures, respiratory failure, cardiovaascular failure, liver damage

Other Drugs

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:32:57 UTC

Three classes of drugs that are of growing concern in recent years are club drugs, inhalants, and anabolic steriods.

Club Drugs

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:36:04 UTC

Club drugs got their name from the fact that they first gained popularity at dance clubs and raves. There are four types of club drugs: Ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, and Ketamine.

Street Names for Ecstasy:

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:39:29 UTC

X, E, or XTC, Adam, Dancing Shoes, E-bomb, Egg Rolls, Hug Drug, Love Drug, Scooby Snacks, Thizz, etc.

How the Drug is used

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:41:22 UTC

Ecstasy is usually consumed in pill form.

Ecstasy

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:42:29 UTC

Ecstasy is calssified as a combined stimulant and hallucinogen.

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:46:53 UTC

Short Term Effects

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:48:04 UTC

Muscle tension, heightened senses, hallucinations, euphoria, anxiety, paranoia, nausea, faintness, chills, sweating

Long Term Effects

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:49:29 UTC

confusion, depression, sleep problems, drug craving, severe anxiety, paranoia, possible depletion of serotonin and memory, death

Marijuana

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:50:44 UTC

Marijuana is the leaves, stems, and flowering tops of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.

Street Names for Marijuana:

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:52:32 UTC

pot, dope, week, grass, ganja, hash, blunt, Bo-Bo, Dagga, Dona Juana, Hot Stick, Good Giggles, Jolly Green, Joy Smoke/Stick, etc.

How the drug is used

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:54:50 UTC

Marijuana is smoked as a cigarette but can also be smoked in a pipe. It can also be mixed with food and eaten or mixed with tea.

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 20:58:06 UTC

Short Term Effects

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 21:05:26 UTC

sensory distortion, panic, anxiety, poor coordiation of movement, lowered reaction time, increased heartbeat

Long Term Effects

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 21:06:51 UTC

reduced resistance to comming illnesses, suppression of the immune system, grwoth disorders, personality and mood chanages, reduced sexual capaciaty, apathy, drowsiness, lack of motivation

kaalberto100 — 2014-12-25 21:08:53 UTC