STIMULANTS HEALTH MR GARDNER STIMULANTS EFFECTS

STIMULANTS HEALTH MR. GARDNER

STIMULANTS ¡ EFFECTS OF STIMULANTS l l l Excited Insomnia (can’t sleep) Increase in blood pressure Increase in heart rate Increase in respiration (breathing) Withdrawal – sleep for a long time

TYPES OF STIMULANTS ¡ Amphetamines (speed) l l ¡ Diet pills Methamphetamine (Crank, Ice) Medical use l l Weight loss Control blood pressure & narcolepsy sleep disorder

TYPES OF STIMULANTS ¡ Ephedra l ¡ Dietary supplement Caffeine l l Coffee, tea, cola drinks, chocolate Aspirin, Excedrin

REASONS FOR ABUSE Truck drivers –stay awake ¡ Students – study longer ¡ Hourly workers – to get more done ¡ Athletic performance – to feel faster ¡ High feeling ¡ Counteract other drugs ¡

TYPES OF STIMULANTS ¡ Cocaine (Coke, Snow, Blow) l Effects Anesthetic (numb) ¡ Ulcers ¡ (open sores) ¡ Convulsions ¡ Heart & breathing problems ¡ Feeling of satisfaction ¡

HOW COCAINE IS TAKEN Chewed ¡ Inhaled (snorted) cut and mixed ¡ Freebased (cooked & inhaled) ¡ Speedball (injected) Factory = (dealer’s house) Chris Farely ¡ Crack (smoked) cheapest & fastest addiction (3 -4 seconds to reach brain) ¡

STIMULANTS Habit forming & addicting ¡ Can cause hallucinations & convulsions ¡ Can lead to paranoid behavior resulting in violence ¡ Can cause feelings of depression during withdrawals – possible suicide (Forrest Gump –Jenny) ¡