A DRUG IS ANY SUBSTANCE OTHER

THAN FOOD WHICH CHANGES THE

WAY THE BODY OR MIND FUNCTIONS.
 Types of drugs

Stimulants – Speed up the brain

and central nervous system.
Examples are caffeine (coffee, tea)
nicotine (cigarettes).
 Types of drugs
Depressants (downers) – Slow
down the brain and central nervous
system. Examples are alcohol, beer,
wine, vodka, gin etc heroin,
tranquilizers, sleeping pills.
 Types of drugs
Medicinal drugs –
A medicine is a drug used
to diagnose, cure, treat,
or prevent disease.
 Alcohol

 Defn: Alcohol is a drug Alcohol is a Depressant

that is produced by a
chemical reaction in
fruits, vegetables, and
grains.

 Depressant: A drug
that slows down the
working of the brain and
other parts of the
Nervous System
Long-Term Effects of Alcohol
on Brain, Liver, Stomach and
Heart
 Alcohol and the Individual

 Effects of Alcohol on a person has a number of

factors
 Speed- Rate at which you consume the alcohol
 Quantity- Number of alcoholic beverages
 Food- Whether or not you have eaten
 Weight- Your weight
 Gender- Male or female
 Mood- A drinker who starts off depressed usually ends
up more depressed
 Other drugs- Mixing alcohol with other drugs increases
the effects of alcohol.
 Alcoholism

 Defn: The physical and  Alcoholics have two

mental need for alcohol needs.
turns into a progressive 1. Physical- The body
and chronic disease. feels a direct need for
alcohol
2. Psychological- The
mind sends the body
the message that it
needs more and more
alcohol
 Several short-term side
effects of alcohol abuse
include:
 Slurred speech
 Vision impairment
 Lack of coordination
 Extreme shifts in mood
 Memory lapses
 Slowed breathing
 What is Tobacco?

 Tobacco is a plant grown in the United States, China,

Brazil and India among other countries. The leaves
of tobacco plants are dried, aged for two years, and
then used to make cigarettes, cigars etc
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Composition of tobacco
 About 4000 toxic substances are
present in tobacco

 Most important and dangerous

constituents:
 Nicotine causes addiction
 Carbon Monoxide damage hemoglobin/
suffocation
 Tar Causes cancer
 NICOTINE
What it does to your body,
brain and behavior
• depression
• lung cancer
• lung diseases
• heart disease
• skin becomes thinner and wrinkled
• List some drugs that are commonly abused
• The illegal drugs that people are most likely to try are:
• Cannabis
• Cocaine
• Cocaine
• Ecstasy
• Magic mushrooms
• Solvents (aerosols, gases and glues)
Heroin
 Q/A
• Write the name of drugs which are legal
and use in our daily life?
• How alcohol effects our daily life?
• Make a table of drugs with uses?
Harmful effects of consuming alcohol on
health?
What are the harmful substances present in
smoke?