Any substance that effects or alters the way in
which your bodies or minds would normally operate.
Types of Drugs
Stimulants
Examples
Red Bull
Choclate
Pills
Tea
Ecstasy
Amphetamines (speed)
Anti-depressiant
What they do?
More Active
Talkie
Has a upper effect, makes
you feel happy and excited
How it works?
It enhances activity and speed of the brain and sections of
the central and peripheral nerves system.
Negative effects
Large doses can cause convolution
Seizures
Depression from the come down
Kidney problems
Heart murmurs
Heart attack
Depressants
Examples
Alcohol
Cannabis
Heroin
Aspirin
Analgesies
What they do?
Make you feel at ease
Drowsiness
Loss of inhibition
How it works?
They work in the brain by reducing communication between nerve
cells, therefor decreasing brain activity and inducing sleepiness
Negative effects
Slurred speech
Altered perception of
reality, leading violence
Hallucinogens
Examples
Magic mushrooms
Cannabis (in the potent hydro form)
LSD (Acid trips)
Forms of glue
Fuel (petrol)
What they do?
Alter moods dramatically and change
the way people think and act
Seeing and hearing things that
are not there
How it work?
Hallucinogenic drugs search for a certain
receptor in the CNR (ZAR) which will be open
for them to bind to and let the drug take
effect. When the receptors close again the
effects of the drug will stop, but once the drug
enters our system there is not control to tern
the receptors off or how long they will stay
open.
Negative effects
sence of seeing the experiencing things that are not there
Believing that you are immortal eg. doing things that can kill you
Becoming paranoid
Getting stuck in the trip (receptors shutting down)
Brain damage
Stroke, respiratory failure
Coma, death
Why do young people take drugs?
Escape from reality
good time
Curious
To medicate
Peer pressure
Idools (tv, pop culture)
Why they get addicted?
Enjoyment
After taking a certain amount
Sudden habbit
Telling themselves they can quit whenever
Short Term
Alcohol: Vomiting, Diarrhea,
Slurred speech, Coma
Heroin: Bad teeth, cold sweats, weakening
in the immune system, loss of memory
Amphetamine: Fever, Irregular heart rate,
increased feelings and confidence, dehydration
Ecstasy: Increased heart rate, Dehydration, liver
and kidney failure, disturbing emotions, sleep
problems, drug craving
Magic Mushrooms: Flash backs, anxiety
LSD: Flash backs (weeks,
months or ever years after
taking the drug) which can be
plesent or a living nightmare,
Bad trips that can even larst
months, impaired memory
Long term
Saftey
Dangers in water areas
Home pool
No supervision
no fence
No knowledge of CPR
slipping on wet floor and falling in water uncontience
Beach
Drowning kids
Rips
Big waves
Sharks
Boating
no life jacket
running out of fuel
sudden storms
submerged objects
Rock fishing
To close to waves
Slippery rocks
Oysters/barnicles
Wearing too much cloths
Rivers/creeks
boats and other crafts
falling banks
currents
algae
First aid
Initial care of the ill or injured and is usally given by someone
who is on the spot when the person becomes ill or injured