Journal Many cold medicines are sold from behind locked counters Consumers must show ID to purchase them This is due to the fact that they contain ingredients used in other drugs How do you feel about how they are sold and do you think it is a good idea ID: 1046404
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1. Bell Ringer – Pick up off the stage next to the pencil cup. Sit down quietly & begin to work.Journal: Many cold medicines are sold from behind locked counters. Consumers must show ID to purchase them. This is due to the fact that they contain ingredients used in other drugs. How do you feel about how they are sold and do you think it is a good idea?
2. Bathroom & Water break
3. Illegal DrugsSOL: 6.1d, 6.2d, 6.4c
4. Illegal DrugsDefinition: Drugs that are made and used purely for their effects. Anyone who is caught making, selling, or using illegal drugs can be arrested.Using illegal drugs can damage your health and can cause DEATH.
5. MarijuanaDefinition: illegal drug that comes from the hemp plant.AKA: Pot or WeedUsually smokedIncreases your HR & Decreases your energy.Interferes with memory & concentration.
6. Inhalants Definition: substances whose fumes or vapors are inhaled, or breathed in.Examples: lighter fluids, cleaning products, paint, gas, and moreDamages Brain Cells
7. StimulantsDefinition: Drugs that speed up the body’s function.Examples:Cocaine Highly addictiveEffects are unpredictable & very dangerousInhaled or injected
8. Anabolic SteroidsDefinition: Synthetic drugs based on a male hormone.Used by athletes to increase weight & strength.Users become Violent & Depressed.
9. NarcoticsDefinition: Strong drugs that relieve pain.Some narcotics are prescribed for painExample: heroin, codeine, opium, and more Effects: dry mouth, restlessness, seizures, and many more.
10. HallucinogensDefinition: illegal drugs that cause the user’s brain to create or distort images and to see and hear things that aren’t real.Examples: PCP & LSDLead to Strange or Violent behaviors.Long Term use=Brain Damage.Slang: Angel dust, acid and more
11. Caffeine The number one drug abused What is it- a psychoactive stimulant.Caffeine is widely used to improve alertness and elevate moodsShort term effect- increases the need to urinate Long term effect- addictive Teens should have no more than 100 mg a day and kids should have even less. http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/caffeine.html#
12. Prescription Drugs Drugs that are prescribed by a doctor for some type of medical use. Three types: Opioids, Stimulants, and Depressants Slang names: Oxy, speed, tranks, uppersCommonly prescribed drugs: Oxycontin, Vicodin, Adderrall, Ritalin, Valium, Xanax Side effects: breathing, seizures, death
13. Over-the-counter medicineYou do not need a prescription for these The most common one is DXM or Dextromethorphan. This is found most commonly in cough and cold medicines Side effects: It can alter the brain making you feel detached from the environment and not oneself. Street names: candy, dex, robo, and skittling
14. Drug AbuseDefinition: use of any drug in a way that is unhealthy or illegal.http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/ads (watch the six ads)
15. OverdoseDefinition: taking a fatal amount of a drughttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM977a8jfFw&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
16. Drug rehabilitationDefinition: a process in which a person relearns how to live without the abused drug.Recovery- A return to normal condition
17. Alternatives to Drug Use:Be part of a group.Improve your talents or skills.Start your own business (ex. Babysitting)Other IDEAS?
18. Refusal StrategiesSay “no”Give a ReasonSuggest an AlternativeChange the SubjectChallenge the ChallengerLeave the Situation
19. VideoSafari MontageSteroidsInhalants Marijuana