drugs – their physical and psychological effects

Saven Jude Sajen, St. Judes Global School1

Drugs – Their Physical and Psychological effects

Everything you must know about Drugs1. Drugs are dangerous2. How safe are we?3. Managing our powerful …but poor brain4. How it affects the brain, body and mind5. Categories of Drugs6. Physical and Psychological Impacts of Alcohol 7. Physical and Psychological Impacts of Drugs8. Who is behind and why? – what are their motives9. Identifying a Drug user10.Risk factors and Prevention

Everything Dangerous You must know about Drugs

DangerousSaven Jude Sajen, St. Judes Global School2

Michael Joseph Jackson (1958 –2009): King of Pop Guinness World Records as the most successful entertainer

A small single simple mistake can lead to end of all Greatness

Great People - Dangerous Mistake

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Why a small single simple mistake can become so dangerous?

Our Great powerful .. but Poor Brain

Powerful - It gives everything you see Poor - It needs only little as its food:

Key aspects Food you take Information you feed

Key SolutionsControl your Food and Senses that gives information to brain

This means you must not get addicted to any food or any information to a level your brain can’t control you later.Saven Jude Sajen, St. Judes Global School

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Brain and addiction


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Definition of Drug1 - An illegal substance that some people use for the physical and/or mental effects 2 - A substance used as a medicine or in a medicine = prescribed drugsA drug - has bad side effects - causes addiction

Definition of Addiction:The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity:

Drugs Addictions

What, our brain is afraid of:


Words to Know

Depressant — A depressant is a drug that slows a person down. Doctors prescribe depressants to help people be less angry, anxious, or tense. Depressants relax muscles and make people feel sleepy, less stressed out, or like their head is stuffed. Some people may use these drugs illegally to slow themselves down and help bring on sleep

Hallucinogen — A hallucinogen is a drug, such as LSD, that changes a person's mood and makes him or her see or hear things that aren't really there or think strange thoughts.

Inhalant — An inhalant, such as glue or gasoline, is sniffed or "huffed" to give the user an immediate rush. Inhalants produce a quick feeling of being drunk — followed by sleepiness, staggering, dizziness, and confusion.

Narcotic — A narcotic dulls the body's senses (leaving a person less aware and alert and feeling carefree) and relieves pain. Narcotics can cause someone to sleep, have convulsions, and even slip into a coma. Heroin is an illegal narcotic because it is has dangerous side effects and is very addictive.

Stimulant — A stimulant speeds up the body and brain. Stimulants, such as cocaine, have the opposite effect of depressants. Usually, stimulants make someone feel high and energized. When the effects of a stimulant wear off, the person will feel tired or sick.


Addictions“Many foods, especially junk foods are added with ingredients for addiction similar to some drugs”

A very busy poor addict


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Even a little can make you have less control over what happens to you and your body.

You can end up in uncomfortable or even dangerous situations.

The safest choice is not to use alcohol and drugs at all.

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS


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About 10 grams of cobra venom is dissolved in 100 litres of alcohol,”

How safe are you?

• Ice-cream parlours• Beauty parlours• Hotels (restaurants)• Trains• Clubs • Parties ..better be careful everywhere

Miscellaneous Tips:

Do not accept any type of food from strangers while traveling by trains or busses regardless of how well dressed the person offering you the food may be


Pulled out her own eyes due to pain Torn out her own skinSomething that started for little fun Now with shrilling screams …waiting to die


Categories of DrugsStimulants - “uppers”

- stimulate the central nervous system amyl nitrite, cocaine, crack ecstasy

Depressants - “downers”- depress the central nervous system- alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepines

Analgesics - powerful painkillers- from opium poppy or synthetically produced

Hallucinogens - “psychedelics”- dramatically alter perception

Marijuana leaves

Coca leaves


Affect brain being a central nervous system depressant. Deters immunity Cancer : 2-4% of all cancer cases are related to alcohol Liver disease - fatty liver, hepatitis, cirrhosis and cancer. The liver breaks

down alcohol at the rate of only one drink per hour. Heart or respiratory failure Even small amounts reduces coordination and distorts judgment Make you lose control of you and your body - Lead to all kinds of accidents Increase risk to commit suicide under drug or alcohol influence. Drinking large amounts very rapidly or using with drugs can be fatal. Pregnant women who drink alcohol may give birth to babies with

Mental retardation Brain, liver, heart and other organ damage like vision and breathing

problems learning and reasoning difficulties

Impacts of Alcohol on Body and Mind


Barbiturates and tranquilizers - nausea, seizures, impotence and coma. Cocaine - tremors, seizures, psychosis, impotence and heart or respiratory failure.LSD - nausea, rapid heart rate, depression, and disorientation, impotence, paranoia and psychosis.Marijuana and hashish - rapid heart rate and memory impairment, cognitive problems, infertility, weakened immune system, and possible lung damage.Narcotics - respiratory and circulatory depression, dizziness, impotence, constipation, and withdrawal sickness and death.PCP - unpredictable and violent behaviour, dizziness, numbness, high heart rate and blood pressure, convulsions, impotence, fatal heart and lung failure or ruptured blood vessels.Stimulants such as amphetamines - high heart rate and blood pressure, headache, blurred vision, dizziness, impotence, skin disorders, tremors, seizures, and psychosis.

Combining drugs with each other or with alcohol is fatal.

Physical & Psychological Impacts of Drugs

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Drug Street Names Physical & Psychological Effects

OPIUM black stuff, chandu Withdrawal symptoms, e.g. aches, spasms, stomach cramps & convulsions, shaking & vomiting, runny nose, watery eyes, impotency, liver & kidney damage, excess level leads to death

MORPHINE M, white stuff, white powder

HEROIN White, junk, powder, putih, medicine

CANNABISoriginated from the hemp plant, Cannabis Sativa

marijuana, ganja, pot, grass, joints

Loss of concentration & memory, heart rate increases, poor balance & coordination, anxiety, depression, impotency, liver & kidney damage, excess level leads to death

Physical & Psychological Impacts of Drugs


Drug Street Names Physical & Psychological EffectsMETHAMPHETAMI

NE HYDROCHLORIDE

Hirropon, shabu Strong effect on the nervous system. Loss of weight, severe convulsions (fits), impotency, hallucinations, liver & kidney damage, damage to the heart, stroke & death.METHYLENEDIOCY-

METHAMPHETAMINE (MDMA)

Ecstasy, Pink XTC Blood pressure and increase in pulse rate, false confidence & closeness with others, dehydration, convulsions, vomiting & anxiety, impotency, damage to the heart, stroke & death.

KETAMINE Also known as "K", Special K,

Hallucination, Altered sensation, mood and consciousness, Affected judgment and co-ordination, nausea and vomiting, memory loss, impotency, excess level leads to deathYABA Methamphetamine,

crazy horse, mad medicine

Increased heart beat, dehydration, paranoid feeling, impotency, insomnia, irritability, depression, stroke & death.Saven Jude Sajen, St. Judes Global School

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Terrorists – To make money for terrorism- To trap people for becoming human bomb etc.

People greedy for money – it is costlier than gold with huge profit margins

Some countries - sponsor exporting of drugs- to smash economy of our country - to destroy the future of India, through a drugged generation

Who is behind and why?


Business Houses - Some Food companies, hoteliers, restaurants add small doses for getting customers addicted to their products

Religious prayer groups - to create hallucination (…pain gone etc. make them see God - or talk to the dead)

People with Bad intentions (Bad friends) - There is a drug which will make you say Yes without any thinking (for personal use for material gains or pleasure or sex

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Who is behind and why? ….contd

Identifying a Drug User

• hostile, violent, destructive behavior, outbreaks of temper• unsteadiness, clumsiness, slurred speech, talking to oneself• dreamy, hallucinations, in a state of confusion• loss of concentration or attention• loss of interest in personal care, appearance, food, hygiene• social withdrawal• decline in attendance or performance in school• frequents places like storage rooms, toilets, isolated corners• marks on arms, lips or sores on nose & mouth, bloodshot eyes• smell solvents on breath, clothes, hair (glue sniffers)


· Ineffective parenting – monitoring & involvement· Poor family bonding and chaotic home environment· Lack of spiritual belief and moral strengths· Failure in school performance

· poor social coping skills· associations with bad / deviant peers and elders· perceptions of peer and community environment

Risk Factors

· Poor monitoring and care at school

· Lack of awareness on threats from drug use


· Mental strength to say No to drugs· Strengthen commitment against drug use· Reinforce attitudes against drug use

Prevention is better than Cure


Thank you for your AttentionSaven Jude Sajen, Grade IX

St. Jude’s Global School, Kottayam

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