Drugs Introduction

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DRUGS 1. a chemical substance that affects the processes of the mind or body. 2. any chemical compound used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease or other abnormal condition. 3. a substance used recreationally for its effects on the central nervous system


Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) is a regulatory agency that ensures the safety, efficacy, purity and quality of processed foods, drugs, diagnostic reagents, medical devices, cosmetics and household hazardous substances through state-of-the art technology, as well as the scientific soundness and truthfulness of product information, for the protection of public health.


Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is the lead anti-drugs law enforcement agency, responsible for preventing, investigating and combating any dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals within the Philippines. The agency is tasked with the enforcement of the penal and regulatory provisions of Republic Act No. 9165 (R.A. 9165), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of


Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) The DDB is the policy-making and strategyformulating body in the planning and formulation of policies and programs on drug prevention and control. PDEA and DDB are both under the supervision of the Office of the President


KINDS OF DRUGS Drugs are classified according to their usage: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS; and RECREATIONAL DRUGS.


DRUG TYPES The three main types of drugs, classified by their effects on the central nervous system are: DEPRESSANTS; STIMULANTS; and HALLUCINOGENS.


DEPRESSANTS Depressant drugs slow down, or depress, the functions of the central nervous system

EFFECTS In moderate doses, depressants can make you feel relaxed. Some depressants cause euphoria and a sense of calm and well-being. They may be used to 'wind down' or to reduce anxiety, stress or inhibition. Because they slow you down, depressants affect coordination, concentration and judgment.


DEPRESSANTS EFFECTS In larger doses, depressants can cause unconsciousness by reducing breathing and heart rate. A person's speech may become slurred and their movements sluggish and uncoordinated. Other effects of larger doses including nausea, vomiting and, in extreme cases, death. When taken in combination, depressants increase their effects and increase the danger of overdose.


DEPRESSANTS EXAMPLES OF DEPRESSANT DRUGS ALCOHOL


DEPRESSANTS EXAMPLES OF DEPRESSANT DRUGS OPIATES AND OPIOIDS HEROIN

OPIUM POPPY PLANT MORPHINE


DEPRESSANTS EXAMPLES OF DEPRESSANT DRUGS CANNABIS - Famously known as marijuana


DEPRESSANTS EXAMPLES OF DEPRESSANT DRUGS SOLVENTS AND INHALANTS - Common household substance and solutions


STIMULANTS In contrast to depressant drugs, stimulant drugs speed up the functions of the central nervous system.

EFFECTS In moderate doses, stimulants can: - make the user feel more alert and confident - Increase heart rate, body temperature, and blood pressure - Reduce appetite, dilate pupils, and cause talkativeness


STIMULANTS EFFECTS In large doses, stimulants can over stimulate and cause: - anxiety, panic, seizures, and headaches - stomach cramps, aggression and paranoia - heart problems such as arrhythmia Strong stimulants can mask the effects of depressant drugs


STIMULANTS EXAMPLES OF STIMULANT DRUGS

CAFFEINE


STIMULANTS EXAMPLES OF STIMULANT DRUGS NICOTINE


STIMULANTS EXAMPLES OF STIMULANT DRUGS AMPHETAMINES and METHAMPHETAMINES


STIMULANTS EXAMPLES OF STIMULANT DRUGS COCAINE


STIMULANTS EXAMPLES OF STIMULANT DRUGS SLIMMING TABLETS


HALLUCINOGENS are psychoactive drugs that produce altered perceptions or ways of thinking and feeling when taken

TYPES DISSOCIATIVE DRUGS PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS DELIRIANT DRUGS


HALLUCINOGENS DISSOCIATIVE DRUGS Dissociatives are a type of hallucinogen that work by creating sensory deprivation in the brain so that the mind creates its own perceptions without the interference of actual external stimuli.


HALLUCINOGENS DISSOCIATIVE DRUGS

KETAMINE

MAGIC MUSHROOM (PSILOCYBIN)


HALLUCINOGENS PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS Psychedelic drugs alter the way you perceive the world around you and are said to expand the mind that is, turn off your brain's selective perception function and allow you to perceive everything around you.


HALLUCINOGENS PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS

LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (LSD)


HALLUCINOGENS DELIRIANT DRUGS hallucinogens that produce completely false perceptions that aren't based in reality.


HALLUCINOGENS DELIRIANT DRUGS

ATROPA BELLADONNA

BENADRYL


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