PSY BEH 103H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Caffeine, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Substance Abuse
12 Sep 2016
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Heroin (mix of drugs and alcohol killed her: jason surks, 19. Every year, more people die from prescription painkiller overdoses than from those due to heroin and cocaine combined. 16,000 overdose deaths a year (number has trippled since) Drug affects each person differently: allergies or other health factors may make some drugs dangerous for you to take mixing drugs with other drugs or things like alcohol drugs sold on the internet without a prescription. Opioids: drowsiness, breathing problems, can be addictive, death after a single large dose, painkillers like vicodin, oxycontin, or codeine. Depressants: sleepiness, impair mental functioning, blurred vision, nausea, can be addictive, bencodiazepines used to relieve anxiety, very dangerous when mixed with narcotics. Stimulants: irregular heartbeat, paranoia, high body temperatures, can be addictive, used for treating adhd like adderall or ritalin. Prescription painkillers and alcohol. (has increased more than 300% from 1999-2000) Micheal jackson, 50. died from a lethal injection of a powerful anesthetic.
