CVUSD Parent Forum Friday, May 21, 2010 1 Recent Statistics & - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CVUSD Parent Forum Friday, May 21, 2010 1

Recent Statistics & Teen Usage  Unintentional poisoning deaths were up 113% between 1999-2004 – Average ages 15-24  The number of teens going into treatment for prescription drug use increased by 300 percent from 1999 to 2009. 2

Current Drug Trends  Prescription Medications  Marijuana  Ecstasy  Over the Counter Medications  Other “legal” drugs – – Jimson Weed – Huffing 3

It’s in your medicine cabinet at home…  Most teens believe – – Prescription pain relievers are easy to obtain – Prescription drugs are easier to obtain than illicit drugs  Pain medication commonly abused by teens: – Codeine – OxyContin – Percocet – Vicodin 4

Prescription Stimulants Generally used to treat asthma, obesity, neurological disorders,  ADHD, and a variety of other ailments .  Examples: Adderall, Dexedrine, Ritalin. 5

Xanax  Alprazolam , also known under the trade names Xanax , Xanor , Alprax , and Niravam are primarily used to treat moderate to severe anxiety disorders. Zanny Bar 6

Pharm Parties  Pharm Party" refers to a party where prescription drugs are readily available in a potentially deadly mixture.  Pharm party goers often refer to this potentially lethal concoction as "trail mix".  The "trail mix" is usually served up in large bowls or baggies and handed out to guests in the same fashion as a hostess serves snacks and drinks at a cocktail party. 7

PHARM PARTY  YouTube Video Clip 8

Marijuana  The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta- 9-tetrahydrocannabinol).  Usually smoked as a cigarette, joint, in a pipe or bong.  "blunts" are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and re-filled with marijuana, sometimes in combination with another drug, such as powder cocaine or methamphetamine (Speed-balling)  Baked into brownies or cookies 9

Slang Terms - Marijuana  420  Bud  Blaze  Ganja  Kush – Purple Kush, Orange Kush  Weed or Tweed  Reefer  Pineapple Express (popular movie) 10

Examples Dime Bag Blunts Nickel Bags Glass Pipes One Ounce Pen Cap pipe Kush Water Bong 11

Hiding Places 12

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Ecstasy  MDMA or Ecstasy (3-4-methylenedioxymethampheta- mine), is a synthetic drug with amphetamine-like and hallucinogenic properties.  It is classified as a stimulant .  Repeated use of Ecstasy damages the cells that produce serotonin, which has an important role in the regulation of mood, appetite, pain, learning and memory.  Research suggests Ecstasy use can interfere with memory. 14

Identifying Ecstasy 15

The brain on Ecstasy 16

Slang Terms - Ecstasy  E  Most colors + shape, cartoon, brand name, vehicle emblem, etc.  Hug drug  Thizz  E Tarts  Doing E: – Rolling (I am rolling, I was rolling) 17

Raves  The stimulant effects of the drug enable users to dance for extended periods, which when combined with the hot crowded conditions, can lead to severe dehydration and hyperthermia or dramatic increases in body temperature.  Deaths have been associated to the use of Ecstasy at Raves and parties 18

Over the Counter (OTC)  Available without a doctors prescription – Cough and cold medication - all contain dextromethorphan or (DXM) Examples:  Coricidin  Robbitussin  Nyquil 19

Other Over-the-Counter (OTC) - Sleep Aids - Unisom - Antihistamines - Benadryl - Anti Nausea Agents - Dramamine - Gravol 20

Commonly Abused OTC 21

Huffing/Inhalants  Inhalants are ordinary household products that are inhaled or sniffed by children to get high.  These products are sniffed, snorted, bagged (fumes inhaled from a plastic bag), or "huffed" (inhalant-soaked rag, sock, or roll of toilet paper in the mouth) to achieve a high. 22

Inhalants 23

Slang Terms - Inhalants  Bagging  Huff  Moon Gas  Oz  Snot Balls (rubber cement rolled into balls, burned, fumes inhaled) 24

Salvia  Salvia divinorum is legal in California and sold in smoke shops.  Strong hallucinogenic ingested through chewing  Short, but powerful, high 25

Jimson Weed  Jimson weed can be found growing in Chino Valley.  All parts of the plant are toxic. – Slang Terms:  Angels Trumpet  Hells Bells  Loco Weed  Stinkweed  Moonflower  Devil’s Weed  Devil’s Apple 26

 YouTube Video Clip 27

FACES OF METH – MDMA conncection 28

YouTube Video Clip 29