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When a person becomes dependent on a drug, so much so that he feels that
he cannot live without it, then it is called addictions
Addicition,consist of psychic dependence, tolerance and physical
dependence
PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS
Hallucinogens
* Hallucinogens are a type of drug that cause you to have hallucinations.They effect
the way you see and perceive things.The user may see or hear things that aren't really
there, or what they see may be distorted in some way.The effects of hallucinogens
vary greatly and it is impossible to predict how they may affect a particular person at
a particular time.
They are psychoactive drugs which induce temporary improvements in
either mental or physical function or both. Heroin is a narcotic that is
highly addictive; It is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring
substance extracted from the seedpod of the Asian poppy plant
Smoking 400,000
Accidents 94,000
2nd Hand Smoke 38,000
Alcohol 45,000
HIV/AIDS 32,600
Suicide 31,000
Homicide 21,000
Drugs 14,200
Tobacco & Cancer
Cancerous tumor
in the lung
Small cell
cancer in
Smoker’s
lung
Healthy
lungs
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 Opioids are natural or synthetic substances
that act on the brain’s opiate receptors.
 Opioids dull pain and relieve anxiety that
comes from thinking about pain.
 People abuse opioids because they provide
a feeling of euphoria (a “rush”).
 It is synthesized form of morphine, derivative of opium poppy.
 Does not occur naturally but it is produced by acetylation of
morphine which leads to 3 folds increase in its potency.
 Opium poppy morphine heroin
 Heroin dealers often add substances
such as sugar, starch, quinine, and powdered milk to heroin to
increase profits, which increases the risk of
overdose or death.
 Very often, users are not aware of precisely what they are putting into
their bodies…
Intoxicant
Bleeding Pancreas of an Alcoholic, he’s
now dead!
How do you think these people turned out?
Same user of Methamphetamines 5 years later
1990 1995
Infection from IV drug use
BOOKS :
 Brooks
 ICSE Biology-2
URLs :
 http://www.americanscience.com
 http://www.google.com
 http://www.bioschool.com
Psychotropic drugs

Psychotropic drugs

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  • 3.
    When a personbecomes dependent on a drug, so much so that he feels that he cannot live without it, then it is called addictions Addicition,consist of psychic dependence, tolerance and physical dependence
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    Hallucinogens * Hallucinogens area type of drug that cause you to have hallucinations.They effect the way you see and perceive things.The user may see or hear things that aren't really there, or what they see may be distorted in some way.The effects of hallucinogens vary greatly and it is impossible to predict how they may affect a particular person at a particular time.
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    They are psychoactivedrugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both. Heroin is a narcotic that is highly addictive; It is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seedpod of the Asian poppy plant
  • 9.
    Smoking 400,000 Accidents 94,000 2ndHand Smoke 38,000 Alcohol 45,000 HIV/AIDS 32,600 Suicide 31,000 Homicide 21,000 Drugs 14,200
  • 10.
    Tobacco & Cancer Canceroustumor in the lung Small cell cancer in Smoker’s lung Healthy lungs 10
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     Opioids arenatural or synthetic substances that act on the brain’s opiate receptors.  Opioids dull pain and relieve anxiety that comes from thinking about pain.  People abuse opioids because they provide a feeling of euphoria (a “rush”).
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     It issynthesized form of morphine, derivative of opium poppy.  Does not occur naturally but it is produced by acetylation of morphine which leads to 3 folds increase in its potency.  Opium poppy morphine heroin
  • 14.
     Heroin dealersoften add substances such as sugar, starch, quinine, and powdered milk to heroin to increase profits, which increases the risk of overdose or death.  Very often, users are not aware of precisely what they are putting into their bodies…
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    Bleeding Pancreas ofan Alcoholic, he’s now dead! How do you think these people turned out?
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    Same user ofMethamphetamines 5 years later 1990 1995 Infection from IV drug use
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    BOOKS :  Brooks ICSE Biology-2 URLs :  http://www.americanscience.com  http://www.google.com  http://www.bioschool.com