DRUGS AWARENESS

SHS

ENGRO FERTILIZERS DAHARK

DRUGS AWARENESS
SESSION
VENUE: SAHARA SCHOOL
PRESENTER : SHS
MANHOURS: 3

WHAT IS A DRUG !

A drug is a substance that makes you loose control over yourself

drug sources - 3 of them

plants/herbs/fungi
e.g. cannabis, magic mushrooms

illicitly produced chemicals

e.g. mdma, cocaine hydrochloride,
amphetamine sulphate

pharmaceuticals
e.g. benzodiazepines, codeine, OTC
medications

EFFECTS OF DRUG USAGE

weight loss

abnormal heart rate

nausea, vomiting and abdominal

pain.

seizures, stroke and widespread

brain damage

Hallucinations

Loss of Self-Control

AIDS

TYPES OF DRUGS
Stimulants (uppers)
Speed up the brain and central
nervous system. Examples are
caffeine (coffee, tea) nicotine
(cigarettes), amphetamines,
speed, cocaine and diet pills.

Hallucinogens These drug

Depressants
(downers) Slow
alter the users state of
down the brain and
consciousness. (Distort
central nervous
auditory and visual
system. Examples are
sensations) Examples ar
alcohol, beer, wine,
LSD, ecstasy, magic
vodka, gin etc heroin,
mushrooms, marijuana.
tranquilizers, sleeping
pills.

ALCOHOL
Alcohol

goes directly from your digestive system into

your blood and within minutes spreads to entire body,
including brain
It spreads evenly throughout body-except brain which
gets the highest concentration because it gets more
blood than any other part of body
More blood equals more alcohol
Intoxication (drunkenness) starts in the brain

1. Mouth
2. Stomach
3. Small Intestine
4. Bloodstream
5. Liver
6. Brain

Crystal meth
of effects of methamphetamine