Weed, Coke, Meth

Luis Madrid

Science projects

Marijuana

• According to (serendip) if you smoke marijuana you will damage your short time memory, this is cased because the THC is attached to the brain witch cases you to not remember what happened while you where high.

• One other thing that marijuana does to you is that it messes with your brain and makes you laugh one second then the other get paranoid

Signs of marijuana use

• The most common sign is?– Bloodshot or glossy eyes– Drowsiness– Increases appetite – Paranoid – Skunky smell sometimes sweet

Marijuana Pictures

Marijuana plant

Cocaine

• Cocaine is a high priced way of getting high, it can be made into two things powdered cocaine and crack cocaine.

• About 14% of the United States adults have tried cocaine.

• Here are some signs that happen when using cocaine – Dilated pupils– High levels of energy – Excited– Exuberant speech

Signs of consuming cocaine

• Runny noses

• Lots of energy

• Eventually could lose your since of smell.

• Eating habits

• Headaches and nausea (sometimes)

• Become aggressive

Pictures of cocaine

Meth

• Meth is metabolized by the kidneys, and can lead to severe kidney damage.

• Women are more likely to use meth then cocaine.• Methamphetamine accounts for up to 90 percent of

all drug cases in Northwest Midwest communities.• To clean a meth lab it can cost up to $150,000.• A common sign of meth abuse is tooth decay and is

also know as “meth mouth.” People who have meth mouth have rotten teeth or blackened stains.

• Meth First came in the United States in the 1930s.

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Meth

Why is meth so addicting?

• Meth is so addicting because it cases the body to release a surge of dopamine and that causes an intense rush of pleasure or prolonged sense of euphoria.

• Meth by time destroys the dopamine receptors which that makes it imposable to feel pleasure even though Doctors say that by time you will eventually start to feel pleasure again but that’s not always the case sometimes you’ve damaged the brain so much that you may even never feel pleasure again.

Meth Street Names

• Speed• Crank• Go-fast• Crystal• Ice• Tweak• Chalk • Uppers• black beauties

• Glass• Bikers coffee• Poor man's cocaine• Chicken feed• Yaba.

Meth

Credits

• http://thenext24.blogspot.com/2009/07/facts-about-meth.html

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/body/

• http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1908/

• http://webmd.com/mental-healty/cocaine-use-andit’s-effects

Credit

• http://www.delrayrecoverycenter.com/4499/signs-of-cocaine-use-what-a-person-should-look-for/

• http://www.arlshelp.com/resources/substances-of-abuse/methamphetamines-crystal-meth/

• http://meth-kills.org/faqs/what-else-is-meth-called.html