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Classification of Drugs

1. Drugs are classified according to their effects on the central nervous system into stimulants, depressants, narcotics, hallucinogens, and inhalants. 2. Stimulants speed up nervous system activity and include caffeine and ecstasy, while depressants slow it down and are used to treat anxiety and insomnia. 3. Narcotics, also known as painkillers, include opium, morphine, and heroin, and hallucinogens are also called psychedelic drugs.

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Classification of Drugs

1. Drugs are classified according to their effects on the central nervous system into stimulants, depressants, narcotics, hallucinogens, and inhalants. 2. Stimulants speed up nervous system activity and include caffeine and ecstasy, while depressants slow it down and are used to treat anxiety and insomnia. 3. Narcotics, also known as painkillers, include opium, morphine, and heroin, and hallucinogens are also called psychedelic drugs.

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Classification of drugs
according to effects
1. Stimulants
2. Depressants
3. Narcotics
4. Hallucinogens
4. Inhalants
What are the
classifications
of
Drugs are
classified
according to
effects.
Stimulants are drugs that speed up
the activity of the central nervous
system. Stimulants are useful in
treating many medical conditions,
including ADHD, narcolepsy,
asthma, obesity, and depression. 
-sometimes called “uppers,”
temporarily increase alertness and
energy
-a commonly abused drug that affects
the central nervous system raising the
body’s levels of physiological activity.
-it gives high feelings to the user.
-example: nicotine, caffeine,
ecstasy
- When the stimulant wears off,
the user will feel fatigue,
weakness, sleepiness, deep
sadness, and depression. This
stage is called the down or the
crash.
- Also called “downers”.
- drug that slows down the normal
function of the central nervous
system.
-make the heartbeat and
respiratory rate slower than
normal.
-used medicinally for the
treatment of anxiety and
insomnia
Common types of Depressants
a. Tranquilizers
b. Barbiturates
c. Hypnotics
a. Tranquilizers
- Cause mild effects and are
used for anxiety.
b. Barbiturates
- More potent depressants
used for sleep and seizures.
c. Hypnotics
- The strongest of the
depressants.
- Also known as “pain killers”
are drugs which slows sown
the central nervous system
and often prescribed by
physicians as analgesics or
drugs that relieve pain.
Types of Narcotics
a. Opium
b. Morphine
c. Heroin
a. Opium
- Made from seedpod or the
poppy plants which produces
euphoric effects or
unconsciousness lasting for
hours.
a. Opium
b. Morphine
- A widely-used painkiller
derived from opium.
b. Morphine
-often used after surgery or for
cancer causes
-a small dose relieves pain
while large dose induces sleep
Morphine addiction before and
after
c. heroin
-heroin was initially developed
from morphine as treatment for
tuberculosis and cure for
morphine addiction.
- Also called psychedelic drugs,
are drugs which interfere
with our senses and cause
hallucinations.
- They bring imagined
sights, sounds, or feelings
and may result to memory
loss and personality
changes.
Note:
- Hallucinogens are
illegal and have no
medical use.
- Are chemicals that
produce vapor, affecting
mood and behavior when
inhaled.
• Non medical inhalants are
uncontrolled drugs.
• Permanent effects to health of
these chemicals are permanent
brain damage, leukemia,
poisoning damaged heart and
kidney, or even sudden death.
• Most abused inhalants are easily
accessible because they are not
produced to be inhaled. They
are common household
products, construction and
industrial supplies etc.
• Some types of inhalants include
rugby, nail polish remover,
gasoline, nitrous oxide or
laughing gas, and furniture
polish.
Abusive drugs harm the
body more than they help.
It can cause addiction,
damage to different body
organs, chronic diseases
and death.
The
End!
Stage 1 (1 point)
1. Give an • Nicotine,
example of caffeine,
stimulants. ecstasy
Stage 1 (1 point)
2. It is also • Depressants
called
“downers”
Stage 1 (1 point)
3. It is made • Opium
from
seedpod or
poppy
plants.
Stage 2 (2 points)
1. Drugs that • Stimulants
speed up the
activity of the
central nervous
system.
Stage 2 (2 points)
2. This drugs • Depressants
used
medicinally for
the treatment
of anxiety and
insomnia.
Stage 2 (2 points)
• Rugby, nail
3. Give polish remover,
some gasoline nitrous
oxide or
examples of laughing gas,
inhalants. furniture polish
Stage 2 (2 points)
4. Give at • Opium,
least one morphine,
types of heroin
narcotics.
Stage 3 (3 points)
1. This drug • Depressants
make your
heart beat and
respiratory
rates lower
than normal.
Stage 3 (3 points)
2. This drug • Narcotics
also known
“painkillers”
.
Stage 3 (3 points)
3. A widely • Morphine
used
painkiller
derived
from opium.
Stage 3 (3 points)
4. Also • Hallucinogens
called
psychedelic
drugs.
Stage 3 (3 points)
5. Are • Inhalants
chemicals that
produce vapor,
affecting mode
and behavior
when inhaled.
Quiz
A. Enumeration
1-5 Classification of drugs
according to its effect
6-8 Common types of
Depressants
9-11 Types of Narcotics
B. Identification
1. This drug speed up the activity of
the nervous system.
2. It is also called downers.
3. This drug also known as “painkiller”.
4. It is called psychedelic drugs.
5. This drug affect your mood and
behavior when inhaled.
Answers
A. Enumeration
Classification of drugs according to its effect
1. Stimulants
2. Depressants
3. Narcotics
4. Hallucinogens
5. inhalants
Answers
Common types of depressants
6. Tranquilizers
7. Barbiturates
8. Hypnotics
Types of narcotics
9. Opium
10. Morphine
11. Heroin
Answers
B. Identification
1. Stimulants
2. Depressants
3. Narcotics
4. Hallucinogens
5. Inhalants
Assignment
• What is drug abuse?
• What are the reasons of
possible drug abuse?

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