PPT-Session 6: Methamphetamine and Cocaine (2)

PsychoEducation for Patients and Family Members 6 1 Question If you buy Shabu in the market is it composed of 100 pure methamphetamine 1 2 4 3 Shabu Is Not Just Methamphetamine Up to 60 percent of what a person injects snorts or smokes is . 1. . Drug Category : Stimulant. History. Cocaine was first synthesized in 1855. It was not until 1880, however, that its effects were recognized by the medical world. . 2. History Cont.. Cocaine And Heroin Quiz . Decide whether the following statements are true or false. .. . TRUE . or FALSE: Using marijuana can lead a person to . experiment . with other drugs. . TRUE . or FALSE: People from middle class neighborhoods . Cocaine • April 201 3 • Page 1 Cocaine drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. It produces short - term euphoria, energy, and talkativeness in addition Griselda Blanco. Griselda Blanco . was one of the first Colombians to traffic narcotics to the United . States.. Blanco was involved in drug trafficking. Griselda was a ruthless female drug lord who killed at will. BY: REINA VALENZUELA. HEALTH 1050. WHAT IS CRACK COCAINE?. CRACK COCAINE IS A HIGHLY ADDICTIVE AND POWERFUL STIMULANT THAT IS DERIVED FROM POWDERED COCAINE USING A SIMPLE CONVERSION PROCESS. CRACK EMERGED AS A DRUG OF ABUSE IN THE MID 1980’S. IT IS ABUSE BECAUSE IT PRODUCES AND IMMEDIATE HIGH AND BECAUSE IT IS EASY AND INEXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE RENDERING IT READILY AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE.. A Devastation in Indian Country and Funding Needs. Dave Heisterkamp. Sylvia. . Wirba. Wagenlander & Heisterkamp. LLC. December 7, 2016. Methamphetamine: A Devastation in Indian Country and Funding Needs. Presents. Drug Identification. By. Nathan McLeish & Brandon Rosen. Metro Area Narcotics Task Force Phone Numbers. MANTF OFFICE 701-382-9820. MANTF On-Call 701-391-3274. Nate McLeish 701-400-9737. Fire Investigators Conference . Constable Gary Williams. Constable Charles Campbell. Crystal Methamphetamine. Crystal Methamphetamine. Crystal Methamphetamine. Crystal Methamphetamine. One Pot Method . Synthetic Drugs:. Clinical, Psychobiological and Sociological Realities.. Implications for Treatment. . Ricardo Restrepo, MD; MPH . The Addiction Institute of NY. St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals. What is it?. stimulant drug. extremely addictive . made from leaves of the coca plant (South America). can be found in powder or crystal (freebase or crack) form. Kills 3 times as many people as any other type of illicit drug. Cocaine is a bitter, white, odorless, crystalline drug.. Cocaine has been classified as a Schedule II drug by the United States.. Cocaine is extracted and refined from the Coca plant.. A highly addictive stimulant that produces profound feelings of pleasure.. Psycho-Education for Patients and Family Members. 4-. 2. Differences Between Cocaine and Methamphetamine. Cocaine effects: 1 to 2 hours.. Methamphetamine effects: 8 to 12 hours.. 4-. 3. Dopamine. Is a chemical that is always present in the brain. Table . of Contents. I. History of Methamphetamine. Desoxyn. Ampetamine. . vs. methamphetamine. II. Mechanism of Action. III. Neurotransmitters Affected. Methamphetamine. Cocaine. MDMA. IV. Routes of Administration/Pharmacokinetics. OMECO/Internal Medicine - Tahlequah. Mark Bannon DO PGY2, Paige Sanders DO PGY2, Bryan . Butel. DO PGY2, Eric Dahlquist DO PGY1, Katherine . Mosteller. DO . . BACKGROUND. Methamphetamine Use Disorder is a debilitating condition that can lead to consequences for those suffering from it in all aspects of their lives. According to RAND, a nonprofit research institution focusing on public health and policy, the estimated economic burden/cost of methamphetamine use in the US in 2005 was $23.4 billion. RAND estimates that healthcare and intangibles/premature death account for 73% of this annual cost[1]. While there are many barriers to patients seeking treatment, one that is common in rural area is that individuals lack the knowledge of, or access to, the local resource centers. By increasing our hospitals percentage of referrals to ARC for these patients we hope to give them a better opportunity to recover..