PPT-HOW DRUGS ENTER THE BODY AND TYPES OF DRUG USERS

Created by Nicole Muzard Health educator April 2012 Drugs DRUG a substance other than food that changes the structure or functions of the body or mind Legal drugs Prescription drugs Illegal drugs. Bring Glencoe Health Book and Workbook to class today!!!!!! You will have a fine if you lost or damaged your books.. Final Exam Schedule. Friday, May 22nd. . 7:55am- 9:35am.         1. st. block exam. The limits of personal autonomy. Drugs and Autonomy. In 2010, about 22.6 million Americans aged 12 or older were illegal drug users.. Among young adults aged 18 to 25, the rate of illegal drug use increased from 19.6 percent in 2008 to 21.5 percent in 2010, mostly because of an increase in the use of marijuana. . By: . Morris . Cheeks, Eric . Daul. , . Stephen Dougherty, and. Nick . Rigley. “Every actions has a reward and punishment. For some, the reward is only half-life while the punishment lives on forever.”. Definition. . A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the . body. All drugs have the potential to harm . These are Drugs. So are these. Agonist Molecule Mimics . Drugs Prevent . Proper Reuptake. Drugs and Consciousness. Continued use of psychoactive drugs can lead to tolerance. Diminishing effect with regular use of the same drug requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. America’s biggest drug problem is the use of . illicit “street” drugs.. Prescription medications . are among the most . abused substances in . the United States!. What . types. of prescription drugs are most commonly abused?. Wayne Hall. UQ Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research . and . National Addiction Centre. Kings College London. Outline. What are the international drug control treaties?. What drugs do they cover? How did they come about?. America’s biggest drug problem is the use of illicit “street” drugs. America’s biggest drug problem is the use of illicit “street” drugs. Prescription medications are among the most abused substances in 2. Types of Drugs. 3. Signs & Symptoms. 4. Ill Effects of Drugs and Alcohol. 5. Treatment Aspects. Dr. . Chawnglungmuana. CEO, SHALOM. Available Statistics : Substance Use. National Family Health Survey 2015-16. Partners of Men who Inject Drugs Assessing Care Needs and Developing Responsive “Currently ‘Injecting Drug Users’ (IDUs) are referred to as ‘People Who Inject Drugs’ (PWID). because they tend to be used at dance clubs, . concerts, raves . and . parties.. ROHYPNOL. Row-Hip-Nole. DEPRESSANT. DRUG. Hoffmann-LaRoche Company. Official Name: . Flunitrazepam. Sedative/Hypnotic Drug. Family factors . poor family relationships. Influence of peers due to lack of family values. Higher risk if family members abuse drugs. Social factors. Peer groups- like interests, want to be accepted. A/Professor Michael Fitzharris. ACCIDENT . RESEARCH . CENTRE . Context – effects of drugs and relationship to driving. Illicit drugs have known ‘psychoactive effects’, with direct effects on cognition and body physiology that are outwardly expressed as particular behavioural changes and changes to ‘motor control’.. A Presentation by. .