PPT 2 Flashcards
Also called substance use disorder, is a disease that affects a person’s brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the use of a legal or illegal drug or medicine.
Drug Addiction
A sign of drug use where frequently missing school or work, a sudden disinterest in school activities or work, or a drop in grades or work performance
Problems at school or work
A sign of deug use lack of energy and motivation, weight loss or gain, or red eyes
Physical Health Issues
A sign of drug use where lack of interest in clothing, grooming or looks
Neglected appearance
A sign of drug use where major efforts to bar family members from entering the teenager’s room or being secretive about going out with friends
Changes in behavior
A sign of drug use where sudden requests for money without a reasonable explanation; or your discovery that money is missing or has been stolen or that items have disappeared from your home, indicating maybe they’re being sold to support drug use.
Money issues
synthetic cannabinoids is also called as
K2 or Spice
Substituted cathinones, also called
bath salts
An example is phenobarbital.
Barbiturates
Examples include prescription sleeping medicines such as zolpidem (Ambien) and zaleplon (Sonata).
Hypnotics
commonly used at clubs, concerts and parties. Examples include methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also called MDMA, ecstasy or molly, and gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, known as GHB.
Club Drugs
The use of _____ can produce different signs and symptoms, depending on the drug.
Hallucinogens
Due to the toxic nature of these substances, users may develop brain damage or sudden death.
Inhalants
painkilling drugs produced from opium or made synthetically. This class of drugs includes, among others, heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone, fentanyl and oxycodone.
Opoid Painkiller or Opioid Epidemic
are known to impair the ability to resist unwanted contact and recollection of the event.
date rape drugs
