Month: November 2019
Adderall
PCP (PHENCYCLIDINE)
WHAT IS IT?
PCP is a synthetically produced hallucinogen
STREET NAMES
Angel Dust, Boat, Crystal, Embalming Fluid, Hog, Ozone, Rocket Fuel, Shermans, Supergrass, Tic Tac, Wack, Zoom
HOW IT IS TAKEN
- Tablets, capsules are swallowed
- In powder form, snorted
- Leafy material sprayed or dipped in liquid and smoked
HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE BODY?
- Dissociative drug, induces distortion of sight and sound and produces feelings of detachment
- Disorientation, delirium
- Sedation, immobility, amnesia
- Numbness, slurred speech, loss of coordination
- Feeling of strength, power, and invulnerability
- Increased blood pressure, rapid and shallow breathing, elevated heart rate and temperature
- Addictive
Reference: https://www.justthinktwice.gov/drugs/pcp-phencyclidine
Drug Use Trends Among Young Adults
Marijuana use is on the rise in young adults, but prescription opioid misuse has significantly decreased in that same age group. Read the article to find out more about the current treads among young adults.
Barbiturates
WHAT IS IT?
Barbiturates are a depressant drug used to help sleep, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, prevent seizures.
Prescribed names: Fiorina®, Pentothal®, Seconal®, or Nembutal®.
STREET NAMES
Barbs, Block Busters, Christmas Trees, Goof Balls, Pinks, Red Devils, Reds & Blues, Yellow Jackets
HOW IT IS TAKEN
Swallowing a pill or injecting a liquid
HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE BODY?
- Lack of inhibition, relief of anxiety, sleepiness; impairment of memory, judgment and coordination; irritability
- Paranoia and suicidal thought
- Tolerance is easily developed, requiring larger doses each time
- Overdose can occur easily and can be fatal.
- Signs: Shallow respiration, clammy skin, dilated pupils, weak and rapid pulse, coma
Reference: https://www.justthinktwice.gov/drugs/barbiturates
Recovery Yoga
Parent Toolkit for Talking to your Teen about Substances
Operation Prevention breaks down opioid substance use. They go through the basics of opioids, facts v. myths, parenting styles, and finally how to start the discussion on substance use with your child. It breaks down discussion points for each age group and helps hone you’re skills for starting a discussion with your child.
Follow the link below to read the toolkit:
Heroin
WHAT IS IT?
Heroin is an opiate (narcotic) drug processed from morphine and extracted from certain poppy plants. Heroin comes in a white or brownish powder, or a black sticky substance known as “black tar heroin.” Often “cut” with other drugs or substances such as sugar or powdered milk. User is unaware how much actual heroin is being used, creating likelihood of overdose.
STREET NAMES
Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack, Thunder
HOW IT IS TAKEN
Injected, smoked, or sniffed/snorted. High purity heroin is usually snorted or smoked.
HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE BODY?
- Highly addictive
- Initial surge of euphoria or “rush,” followed by a twilight state of sleep and wakefulness
- Physical symptoms of use include: drowsiness, respiratory depression, constricted pupils, nausea, a warm flushing of the skin, dry mouth, and heavy extremities
- Overdose symptoms: slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and possible death
Reference: https://www.justthinktwice.gov/drugs/heroin