Facts about barbiturates

Facts About Facts About BarbituratesBarbiturates

What are Barbiturates?What are Barbiturates?

BarbituratesBarbiturates are depressant are depressant drugs used to induce sleep and drugs used to induce sleep and relieve tension. When used in relieve tension. When used in small dosages, barbiturates small dosages, barbiturates can cause a decrease in the can cause a decrease in the ability to responsive and loss ability to responsive and loss of muscle coordination.of muscle coordination.

What are the uses of What are the uses of Barbiturates?Barbiturates?

They can be used in treatment of They can be used in treatment of anxiety like tranquilizers, as anxiety like tranquilizers, as sedatives or as hypnotics.sedatives or as hypnotics.

Particular barbiturates like Particular barbiturates like Phenobarbital are used in Phenobarbital are used in convulsive disorders caused by convulsive disorders caused by conditions like epilepsy or tetanus.conditions like epilepsy or tetanus.

Barbiturates are also widely used In Barbiturates are also widely used In pre-surgery in hospitals to sedate pre-surgery in hospitals to sedate patients.patients.

Barbiturates are used by Barbiturates are used by psychiatrists in the diagnosis and psychiatrists in the diagnosis and treatment of certain mental treatment of certain mental disorders.disorders.

Lastly, barbiturates are widely used Lastly, barbiturates are widely used as anesthetics for brief surgical as anesthetics for brief surgical procedures like tooth extraction or procedures like tooth extraction or for filling teeth.for filling teeth.

Factors that affect the level of Factors that affect the level of depression:depression:

Type of barbituratesType of barbituratesHow the drug is How the drug is

administeredadministeredState of Central Nervous State of Central Nervous

SystemSystemTolerance of an individualTolerance of an individual

Reasons of abuse:Reasons of abuse:CuriosityCuriosity- humans naturally desire - humans naturally desire

to experience something new.to experience something new.Low self-esteemLow self-esteem- several - several

individuals have poor opinions of individuals have poor opinions of themselves.themselves.

Peer pressurePeer pressure- mostly in stages of - mostly in stages of adolescence, individuals have a adolescence, individuals have a strong need to belong to the strong need to belong to the group.group.

Adult modelingAdult modeling- young people - young people try to be grown-ups and they try to be grown-ups and they see drugs use as a form of see drugs use as a form of adult behavior imitated.adult behavior imitated.

Mood alterationMood alteration- some - some individuals use drugs merely to individuals use drugs merely to change their emotions.change their emotions.

BoredomBoredom

AlienationAlienation- there are - there are individuals feeling little or individuals feeling little or no power to control their no power to control their destiny. They also feel destiny. They also feel unwanted and unloved.unwanted and unloved.

Effects of Barbiturates when Effects of Barbiturates when AbusedAbused

The main effect and use of The main effect and use of barbiturate is as depressant. barbiturate is as depressant. (Depending on dose)(Depending on dose)

>>half dose-half dose- moderate sedation and moderate sedation and drowsinessdrowsiness

>>one dose-one dose- makes a person sleep makes a person sleep

quarter dosequarter dose- relief anxiety - relief anxiety and tensionand tension

Between half and 1 dose-Between half and 1 dose- the the user will feel elated or “high”.user will feel elated or “high”.

5 times the dose-5 times the dose- coma coma10 doses10 doses- lethal/ can lead to - lethal/ can lead to

deathdeath

Comprehensive Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Dangerous Drug

Act of 2002Act of 2002

The Act primarily gave The Act primarily gave heavier penaltiesheavier penalties on on dangerous drugs dangerous drugs possessionpossession..

It also gave the defined drug It also gave the defined drug user, user, as a victimas a victim, a , a chance chance of rehabilitation and a new of rehabilitation and a new lifelife..

DANGEROUS DRUGSDANGEROUS DRUGS

>>include the prohibited drugs, include the prohibited drugs, regulated drugs, and the regulated drugs, and the ingredients used to make these ingredients used to make these drugs.drugs.

PROHIBITED DRUGSPROHIBITED DRUGS

>>These drugs are those not These drugs are those not allowed for use in the allowed for use in the countrycountry..

Ex: Shabu, Cocaine, Ex: Shabu, Cocaine, Marijuana, Ecstacy, etc.Marijuana, Ecstacy, etc.

REGULATED DRUGSREGULATED DRUGS

>>are those are those medications with medications with prescription from prescription from physicians.physicians.

Drug user/dependentsDrug user/dependentsThose who are sent Those who are sent

for rehabilitation;for rehabilitation;concluded as victims.concluded as victims.

TREATMENTTREATMENT

a a medical medical service rendered service rendered to a patientto a patient for for effective effective management of management of physical and physical and mental conditions mental conditions arising from an arising from an individual’s drug individual’s drug abuse.abuse.

REHABILITATIONREHABILITATION

the dynamic the dynamic process including process including aftercare and aftercare and follow-upfollow-up treatment treatment directed towards directed towards the SPEPSV the SPEPSV change of a drug change of a drug dependent.dependent.

Positive Outcome of Positive Outcome of RehabilitationRehabilitation

Enable the victim to live without Enable the victim to live without dangerous drugs.dangerous drugs.

Enjoy the fullest life compatible Enjoy the fullest life compatible with his capabilities and potentials.with his capabilities and potentials.

Render him/her to become a law Render him/her to become a law abiding and productive member of abiding and productive member of the community.the community.

DRUG DRUG DEPENDENTDEPENDENT

any any individual individual suffering suffering from drug from drug dependence.dependence.

DRUG DRUG DEPENDENCEDEPENDENCE

a strong a strong desire or a sense desire or a sense of compulsion to of compulsion to take the substance take the substance and the difficulties and the difficulties in controlling in controlling substance taking substance taking behavior in terms behavior in terms of its level of use.of its level of use.

Self-check:Self-check:

DirectionDirection: : Prepare ½ sheet of Prepare ½ sheet of paper lengthwise, practice the paper lengthwise, practice the value of self-discipline by value of self-discipline by doing it silently. After 5 doing it silently. After 5 minutes review, keep away all minutes review, keep away all unnecessary things and be unnecessary things and be ready for the quiz.ready for the quiz.

““CHEATINGCHEATING is a is a form of form of

STEALINGSTEALING..And stealing is And stealing is anan EVILEVIL actact””

TEST ITEST I

1.1. These are depressant drugs used These are depressant drugs used to induce sleep and relieve to induce sleep and relieve tension.tension.

2.2. How many dosage makes a person How many dosage makes a person sleep?sleep?

3.3. How many dosage leads to coma?How many dosage leads to coma?

4- 7. Give the factors that affects the 4- 7. Give the factors that affects the level of depression caused by level of depression caused by barbiturates.barbiturates.

For numbers 8-13, choose among the For numbers 8-13, choose among the following options:following options:

CURIOSITYCURIOSITY

LOW SELF ESTEEMLOW SELF ESTEEM

PEER PRESSUREPEER PRESSURE

ADULT MODELINGADULT MODELING

MOOD ALTERATIONMOOD ALTERATION

BOREDOMBOREDOM

8. Mostly in stages of 8. Mostly in stages of adolescence, individuals have adolescence, individuals have the strong need to belong to the the strong need to belong to the group.group.

9. Humans naturally desire to 9. Humans naturally desire to experience something new.experience something new.

10. Young people try to be grown-10. Young people try to be grown-ups, and they see drug as a form ups, and they see drug as a form of adult behavior to be imitated.of adult behavior to be imitated.

11. Several individuals have poor 11. Several individuals have poor opinions of themselves.opinions of themselves.

12. A lot of young people have no 12. A lot of young people have no interest in childhood activities interest in childhood activities but are not yet able to engage in but are not yet able to engage in adult activities.adult activities.

13. Some individuals use drugs 13. Some individuals use drugs merely to change their merely to change their emotions.emotions.

14. The act which gave heavier 14. The act which gave heavier penalties on drug possession and penalties on drug possession and the victim to have a chance of the victim to have a chance of rehabilitation.rehabilitation.

For # 15-17, choose among the For # 15-17, choose among the following choices:following choices:

PROHIBITEDPROHIBITED

REGULATEDREGULATED

DANGEROUSDANGEROUS

18. It is the dynamic process 18. It is the dynamic process including aftercare and follow up including aftercare and follow up treatment directed to the SPEPSV treatment directed to the SPEPSV change of a drug dependent.change of a drug dependent.

19. A medical service rendered to a 19. A medical service rendered to a patient.patient.

20. A strong desire or a sense of 20. A strong desire or a sense of compulsion to take substance and compulsion to take substance and the difficulty of controlling the difficulty of controlling substance taking behavior.substance taking behavior.

TEST 2:Direction: Explain the TEST 2:Direction: Explain the following questions briefly.following questions briefly.

1.1. As a student, what is the advantage As a student, what is the advantage of learning about the negative of learning about the negative effects of drug abuse?effects of drug abuse?

2.2. What can you do in order to keep What can you do in order to keep yourself away from possible yourself away from possible prohibited drug use?prohibited drug use?

3.3. What part of the lesson “Facts What part of the lesson “Facts about barbiturates” struck you about barbiturates” struck you most? Why?most? Why?