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HOW DO THE THREE MAIN CATEGORIES OF DRUGS AFFECT THE BODY? HOW ARE DRUGS CLASSIFIED? Slide 2 WHAT IS A DRUG? DRUG: Any chemical that you take which affects how the body works. Allow brain cells to be changed by interfering with the chemical signal called neurotransmitters. Slide 3 3 MAIN CATEGORIES STIMULANTS: Cocaine Crack cocaine Meth (Methamphetamine Ecstasy Nicotine Slide 4 3 MAIN CATEGORIES DEPRESSANTS Heroin Marijuana Barbiturates Oxycodone, Morphine, Codeine, Valium GHB / Marijuana Inhalants Morphine, Codeine, Methadone Slide 5 3 MAIN CATEGORIES HALLUCINOGENS LSD Magic Mushrooms (Psilocybin) PCP (Phencyclidine) Ketamine Slide 6 METHOD OF DRUG USE Smoking Snorting Orally (Eating) Injection Absorption Slide 7 5 DIFFERENT SCHEDULES OR CATEGORIES Ranked by: 1) Drugs accepted medical use 2) Abuse and dependency potential Schedule I drugs are considered to be the most dangerous High potential for abuse and severe psychological and or physical dependence Slide 8 SCHEDULE I No currently accepted medical use with a high potential for abuse. They are considered the most dangerous drugs with severe psychological or physical dependence Heroin LSD Marijuana Ecstasy Meth Peyote Slide 9 WHY IS MARIJUANA A SCHEDULE I DRUG? Marijuana is a schedule I drug under the Controlled Substance Act passed by the Congress in 1970. Slide 10 SCHEDULE II Substances with high potential for abuse, less abuse potential than Schedule I. Cocaine Meth OxyContin Adderall Ritalin Demerol Slide 11 SCHEDULE III Substances with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence. Vicodin Ketamine Steroids Testosterone Slide 12 SCHEDULE IV Substances with a low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence. Xanax Valium Ambien Slide 13 SCHEDULE V Substances with a lower potential for abuse and consist of limited quantities of certain drugs. Robitussin, Lyrica Antidiarrheal medicines Slide 14 WHAT ARE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS? Any medicine that is available only with a written prescription from the doctor. Regulated by FDAs Center for Drug Evaluation & Research It is safe only when it is used correctly according to the instructions Slide 15 WHAT IS PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE? Taking a prescription drug that was prescribed for someone else or in a manner/dosage other than what was prescribed. Can be dangerous or fatal. Slide 16 WHY ARE THEY ABUSED? Treat pain Get high Help with studying Any other reason, other than the reason for the prescription Slide 17 HOW PEOPLE ACCESS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Take friend/familys prescription Get a false prescription from doctor Buy prescription drugs Internet pharmacies Slide 18 FACTS Every day in the US, an average of 2,000 teens use prescription drugs without doctors guidance for the first time Painkillers are one of the most commonly abused drugs by teens after tobacco, alcohol & marijuana Overdosing on prescription pain meds accounted for 95% of all accidental poisoning deaths in 2007 Slide 19 LEGAL CONSEQUENCES It is illegal to: Possess meds that werent prescribed to you by a Dr. Selling/giving drugs to others Buying from an internet pharmacy Storing meds outside of a labeled prescription bottle Slide 20 LEGAL CONSEQUENCESDRUG TRAFFICKING Schedule IV (Xanax, Valium) First OffenseUp to 3 years in prison and $250,000 fine Second OffenseUp to 6 years in prison and fine up to $500,000 Schedule II (Vicodin, Oxycontin, Ritalin) First OffenseUp to 20 years in prisonm or 20 years- life if serious injury resulted. Fine up to 1 million dollars Second OffenseUp to 30 years in prison, or life sentence if death or serious injury resulted. Fine up to $2 million dollars Slide 21 WHY YOU SHOULDNT USE DRUGS