Brave New World and drugs

1. Drugs and Alcohol
Emma Orozco, Leonardo Polanco and Gabriel
Mirensky

2. TASK
TASK

3. HISTORY OF DRUGS
● Around the year 5000 B.C. the Sumerians used opium, which was translated from HUL, which
means “joy”.
● 3500 B.C.: first time the production of alcohol was registered (Egypt)

4. EVERYDAY/LEGAL DRUGS
● alcohol
● coffee
● some teas
● energy drinks
● medicines

5. How drugs and alcohol affect our society?
In the modern society the drugs and alcohol
have an important role in society, and
sometimes they can be useful, specially drugs.
Why? Because they can have

6. LEGAL DRUGS
Sometimes drugs have positive effects since
they can be used for medical purposes. These
drugs are called prescription drugs. Some
examples of prescription drugs are Prozac,
Ritalin, Zyrtec, etc.
List of ALL prescription drugs:
http://www.rxlist.com/drugs/alpha_a.htm

7. POPULAR ILLEGAL DRUGS
Marijuana is by far the most widely used illegal drug. (Now a days legal in
some countries).
Cocaine and crack cocaine come from the leaves of the coca plant which
grows primarily in South America.
Ecstasy (MDMA) is a synthetic drug with both hallucinogenic and
amphetamine properties.
Opium is the dried milk of the poppy plant and contains morphine and
codeine from morphine it is a short step to the production of heroin, a
powder over twice as potent as morphine.
Meth is a powerfully addictive stimulant that dramatically affects the central
nervous system.

8. The Top 10 Pharma Companies
1. Johnson & Johnson 6. GlaxoSmithKline
2. Novartis 7. Merck
3. Roche 8. Bayer HealthCare
4. Pfizer 9. AstraZeneca
5. Sanofi 10. Eli Lilly

9. The 10 Most Prescribed Drugs
● Hydrocodone (combined with acetaminophen) -- 131.2 million prescriptions
● Generic Zocor (simvastatin), a cholesterol-lowering statin drug -- 94.1 million prescriptions
● Lisinopril (brand names include Prinivil and Zestril), a blood pressure drug -- 87.4 million prescriptions
● Generic Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium), synthetic thyroid hormone -- 70.5 million prescriptions
● Generic Norvasc (amlodipine besylate), an angina/blood pressure drug -- 57.2 million prescriptions
● Generic Prilosec (omeprazole), an antacid drug -- 53.4 million prescriptions (does not include over-the-counter
sales)

10. The 10 Best-Selling Drugs
● Lipitor, a cholesterol-lowering statin drug -- $7.2 billion
● Nexium, an antacid drug -- $6.3 billion
● Plavix, a blood thinner -- $6.1 billion
● Advair Diskus, an asthma inhaler -- $4.7 billion
● Abilify, an antipsychotic drug -- $4.6 billion
● Seroquel, an antipsychotic drug -- $4.4 billion
● Singulair, an oral asthma drug -- $4.1 billion

11. POSITIVE & NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT DRUG
USAGE
POSITIVE
● Sometimes medicine is
necessary for curing a
disease
● SIck people can continue with
their lives
● Generate jobs
● Generate money for the
economy
NEGATIVE
● It’s really addictive
● It affects you physically and
mentally
● It’s really hard to stop
consuming it
● It can cause your life

12. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRUG
DEALERS AND GOVERNMENT
Drug dealers and the government have an
unspoken pact in which the drug dealers
generates jobs and money and the government
will turn around whenever they find guns or
people being trafficked. The pact only works
with corruption, the moment before
confrontation and pacific coexistence.

13. Alcohol in Mexico
In Mexico, 7.2 liters of pure alcohol are
consumed per person every year.
People in Mexico start drinking between the
ages 12-15.

14. Bibliography
● http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol/Controvers
ies/1114796842.html#.VOIMqylj49c
● https://inpud.wordpress.com/timeline-of-
events-in-the-history-of-drugs/
● http://www.drugrehab.co.uk/illegal-drugs.htm
● http://www.webmd.com/men/features/can-
pill-make-you-smarter
● http://www.webmd.com/news/20110420/the-