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Depressant

Alpharolam

Broken up and snorted

TAken as pill

Less than 6 mg. per day

Effects on Body

Depresses CNS

Early effects similar to alcohol

Stops Anxiety

Causes Calm Feeling

Taken as a pill

Serious withdrawal

Increased suicidal thoughts

Memory damage

Easy to O.D.

Dangerous when mixed with alcohol

Breaches Brain body barrier

GABA is natural tranquilizer

Slows Brain Activity

Binds to GABA Recptor

Produces

Available by prescription only

Schedule IV

Mild risk for dependence

Xanax

Anxity

Confusion

More criminalized than Cocaine

Addictive

Outlawed in 1983

Enforced by DEA

Schedule II Drug

How its Used

MOstly used illegally

Intravenously

USed to aid weightloss

Produces Neurochemicals

Decreased white matter

Increased Neuron Death

Effects serotonin neurons

Craved to prevent crash

Triggers dopamine release

Not recycled

Violent outbursts

Paranoia

Insomnia

Liquid Meth

Meth Tablets

Crystal Meth

Crack

Effects on the Body

Can last 12 Hours

Increased energy and alertness

Euphoria

Intense inital rush

Effects CNS

Mainly Effects Brain

Pill or ingested

Injected

Pipes

Methamphetamine

Common Forms

Foods

Energy drinks

soda

Tobacco

Routes of Administration

Available to anyone of legal age in most stores

Effects on The Body

Loss of sense of smell and taste

May improve memory

Lightheaded

Drop in blood pressure

Accelerated heart rate

How its used

Snorted

Gum/Patches

Hookah

Chewing tobacco

Smoked

Vaped

Rolled

Pipe

Concerns

COPD and Bronchitis

80% of lung cancer cases are previous smokers

More addictive than heroin

How it Works

Central Nervous System

Produces psychoactive neurochemicals

Reinforces drug taking behavior

Ups sugar production to fight appetite

Brain

Dopamine release less prominent than other drugs

Causes release of adrenaline

Nicotine has positive working brain effects

18 in Washington

21 in Oregon

Age 18 or 21 depending by state

Regulated by FDA as of 2009

Common forms

Swishers

Nicorette Gum

Chew

JUUL

Cigarettes

Caffeine

Routes of administration

Energy Drinks

Caffine powder

Found in foods and drinks commonly

Effects on the body

Accelerated Heart Rate

Treats Migraines

Can cause Anxiety

Alertness

Wakefullness

Regulations

No age restriction beyond High caffeine energy drinks

Not mandatory to be listed when included in dietary supplements

60 mg of caffeine max in cola drinks

Classification

Stimulant