DRUG ADDICTION

BY: RALPH BERGANIO

ABEYGAIL JIMENEZ
MARIA JASMINE MAALA
ARLEEN ROSE ROXAS
MARGARETH CORTEZ
WHAT ARE DRUGS?

• ANY SUBSTANCE
WHICH, WHEN
TAKEN INTO THE
BODY ALTERS THE
BODY’S FUNCTION
EITHER PHYSICALLY
OR
PSYCHOLOGICALLY.
 AFFECT THE CENTRAL
PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS NERVOUS SYSTEM AND ALTER
A PERSON’S MOOD, THINKING
AND BEHAVIOUR
 3 CATEGORIES OF
PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS
 1. DEPRESSANTS
• DRUGS THAT CAN SLOW
BRAIN ACTIVITY, MAKING
THEM USEFUL FOR
ANXIETY, PANIC, ACUTE
STRESS REACTIONS AND
SLEEP DISORDERS
• e.g.
• Sedatives- prescribed to treat sleep
disorders
• Tranquilizers- to treat anxiety or relieve
muscle spasms
• Hypnotics- can induce sleep
 2. STIMULANTS

• TEMPORARILY INCREASES
ALERTNESS AND ENERGY

• e.g.
• Cocaine
• Amphetamines
3. HALLUCINOGENS

• DIVERSE GROUP OF DRUGS THAT ALTER PERCEPTION,

THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS.

e.g.
⁻ Found in some plants and mushrooms
⁻ It can also be human-made
SIDE EFFECTS OF DRUGS TO
HEALTH
• A weakened immune system

• Heart conditions ranging from abnormal

heart rates to heart attacks and
collapsed veins and blood vessel
infection from injected drugs

• Changes in appetite and weight loss

• Seizures, strokes, mental confusion,

and brain damage
• Lung Disease

• Problems with memory, attention, and

decision-making which make daily living
more difficult