Name: Kristea Meg S.

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Section: 1-PSYCH-1
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Drug Type Example Effects
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Short-term Usage: Many users

Stimulants experience a lack of appetite,
accelerated heart rate, elevated
blood pressure and body
temperature, disturbed sleep
habits, panic, hallucinations,
and irritability.

Long Term Usage:

The long-term health
consequences of stimulant use
may vary from high blood
pressure, rapid heart rate, and
dietary deficiency to asthma,
chronic insomnia, impotence,
epilepsy, heart failure, and
other complications.
Taking large doses of
stimulants can cause
 convulsions, seizures, and even
death.

SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
Short-term effects of opioids
Opioids and morphine derivatives
include:

• Drowsiness
• Slowed breathing
• Constipation
• Unconsciousness
• Nausea
• Coma

LONG-TERM IMPACTS
Opioid use or misuse can lead to
physical dependency and
addiction. When drug use is
decreased or stopped, the body
adapts to the presence of the
drug, and withdrawal symptoms
occur. Restlessness, muscle
and bone pain, insomnia,
diarrhea, vomiting, and cold
flashes of goose bumps (“cold
turkey”) are some of the
symptoms. Tolerance may also
grow, which means that long-
term users must increase their
doses to achieve the same high.
 DEPRESSANTS: SHORT-
TERM EFFECTS
Depressants
• Slow brain function
• Slowed pulse and
breathing
• Lowered blood pressure
• Poor concentration
• Confusion
• Fatigue2
• Dizziness
• Slurred speech
• Fever
• Sluggishness
• Visual disturbances
• Dilated pupils
• Disorientation, lack of
coordination
• Depression
• Difficulty or inability to
urinate
• Addiction

Higher doses can impair

memory, judgment, and
coordination, as well as cause
irritability, paranoia, and
suicidal thoughts.

LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF
DEPRESSANTS
 Tolerance to several
depressants can grow quickly,
requiring higher doses to
achieve the same result. To
achieve the same high, the
user can increase the dose to
the point of coma or death by
overdose.

Long-term depressive
medication use can result in
depression, chronic fatigue,
breathing issues, sexual
problems, and sleep problems.
Cravings, anxiety, or panic are
common as a user's
dependence on the drug grows,
especially if the user is unable
to obtain more.

Immediate effects
Hallucinogens
• feelings of euphoria;
• blurred vision;
• sense of relaxation and
well-being;
• hallucinations and
distorted perception,
including visual, auditory,
body, time and space;
• disorganised thoughts,
confusion and difficulty
 concentrating, thinking or
maintaining attention;
• anxiety, agitation,
paranoia and feelings of
panic;

High doses of hallucinogens

can increase the negative
immediate effects.
The most common long-term
effect of hallucinogen is the
‘flashback’. Flashbacks are a
re-experience of the drug and
can occur days, weeks, months
and even years later.
Side effects
Sedatives can have both short-
Sedatives and long-term side effects.
Some of the immediate side
affects you might notice
include:
• sleepiness
• dizziness
• blurred vision
• not being able to see
depth or distance as well
as usual (impaired
perception)
• slower reaction time to
things around you
(impaired reflexes)
• slower breathing
 • not feeling as much pain
as usual (sometimes not
even sharp or intense
pain)
• having trouble focusing
or thinking (impaired
cognition)
• speaking more slowly or
slurring your words
Long-term sedative use can
lead to the following side
effects:
• frequently forgetting or
losing your memory
(amnesia)
• symptoms of depression,
such as fatigue, feelings
of hopelessness, or
suicidal thoughts
• mental health conditions,
such as anxiety
• liver dysfunction or liver
failure from tissue
damage or overdose
• developing
a dependency on
sedatives that can lead
to irreversible effects
or withdrawal symptoms,
especially if you stop
using them abruptly
 A psychoactive drug,
Psychoactive Drugs psychopharmaceutical,
or psychotropic drug is a
chemical substance that
changes nervous system
function and results in
alterations in perception, mood,
consciousness, cognition, or
behavior.

SHORT-TERM EFFECTS
Solvents/Inhalants • Slurred speech
• Drunk, dizzy or dazed
appearance
• Inability to coordinate
movement
• Hallucinations and
delusions
• Hostility
• Apathy

LONG-TERM EFFECTS
Long-term users have
experienced:

• Muscle weakness
• Disorientation
• Lack of coordination
• Irritability
 • Serious and sometimes
irreversible damage to
the heart, liver, kidneys,
lungs and brain
• Memory impairment,
diminished intelligence
• Hearing loss
• Bone marrow damage
• Deaths from heart failure
or asphyxiation (loss of
oxygen)

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