Drugs

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There are many consequences when using drugs. If you are caught using or selling you have to pay the price by going into prison for 2 – 8+ years depending if you are a repeating offender or a big dealer. You also have to pay a fine that goes up depending on the severity of your crime.

Cocaine is a stimulant drug. Cocaine speeds up messages travelling between the brain and body. Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush which is native to South America. Cocaine is a fine white powder with a bitter, numbing taste. Cocaine is often mixed, or cut with other substances like lidocaine, talcum powder or sugar before being sold on the streets.

Methamphetamine is a powerful, highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system. Crystal meth is a form of drug that looks like glass fragments. It is chemically similar to amphetamine, a drug used to treat ADHD and narcolepsy, a sleep disorder. Since the high you get from meth ends rather quickly people often take multiple doses at once. The dopamine your brain produces after taking meth makes you want to get more of it making you want to come back for more. If you overdose it could easily lead you to your demise.

Consequences Of Using Drugs:

Cocaine

1. Next to each consequence, identify which area of well-being it relates to. Eg Taha tinana

Mental well-being.

2. Now, next to each consequence, identify if it is a short-term or long-term consequence. EG: ST ST- 0-3 months. LT- 3 months onwards)

Short-term effects of cocaine include:

1. Extreme happiness and energy
2. Mental alertness
3. Hypersensitivity to sight, sound, and touch
4. Irritability
5. Paranoia

3. Next to each consequence, identify if it is a positive or negative consequence. EG: N

Extreme happiness and energy – Positive
Mental alertness – Positive
Hypersensitivity to sight, sound, and touch – Positive or Negative
Irritability – Negative
Paranoia – Negative

4. Next to each consequence, identify if it is P,I OR S. Example: Consequence is Smoking- Lung disease – physical, LT, Negative, P.

Extreme happiness and energy –  Personal
Mental alertness – Interpersonal
Hypersensitivity to sight, sound, and touch – Personal
Irritability – Interpersonal
Paranoia – Interpersonal

Meth

1. Next to each consequence, identify which area of well-being it relates to. Eg Taha tinana

It affects your mental well-being as you can easily get addicted. You can easily ruin your social well-being by pushing all your friends and family away to get more meth.

2. Now, next to each consequence, identify if it is a short-term or long-term consequence. EG: ST ST- 0-3 months. LT- 3 months onwards)

You can easily get addicted to meth long-term. It’s a very addictive substance so it can take you years to even forget about it. The consequences of using meth include:

1. Extreme weight loss
2. Addiction
3. Severe dental problems
4. Intense itching, leading to skin sores from scratching
5. Anxiety
6. Changes in brain structure and function
7. Confusion
8. Memory loss
9. Sleeping problems
10. Violent behaviour
11. Paranoia
12. Hallucinations
13. Impaired coordination and verbal learning

3. Next to each consequence, identify if it is a positive or negative consequence. EG: N

Extreme weight loss – Positive or Negative

Addiction – Negative

Severe dental problems – Negative

Intense itching – Negative

Anxiety – Negative

Changes in brain structure and function – Negative

Confusion – Negative

Memory loss – Negative

Sleeping problems – Negative

Violet behaviour – Negative

Paranoia – Negative

Hallutionation – Negative

Impaired coordination and verbal learning – Negative

4. Next to each consequence, identify if it is P,I OR S.

Extreme weight loss – Personal

Addiction – Personal

Severe dental problems – Personal

Intense itching – Personal

Anxiety – Personal

Changes in brain structure and function – Personal

Confusion – Personal

Memory loss – Personal

Sleeping problems – Personal

Violet behaviour – Interpersonal

Paranoia – Interpersonal

Hallutionation – Personal

Impaired coordination and verbal learning – Personal

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