Drugs that changed the world: Oploiden
Adam Winstock; psychiatrist
Drugs with animals elephants get drunk when brokenhearted, dolphins eat fish to get a bit
paralyzed (they become a little lazy)
Drugs is not just for humans!
Dangerous about drugs overdosing (chance to die). They cause harm
Caffeine, MDMA, cocaine, grind the teeth, aggression, paranoid, big pupils, a lot of people mix
drugs to get other effects
Some drugs get used for anti-depression, PTSD, …
Cannabis can reduce pain, stress,… therapeutic prophecies
DRUGS VS. MEDICINE
“drugs are bad, medicine is good” = FALSE
Who is dealer (doctor vs dealer)
Function (for medical reasons vs. to get high/for fun)
Top 15 drugs are licensed (alcohol, Tabacco,…)
They help people to stop smoking with drugs.
Ketamine is used against depression (dangerous! Example Matthew Perry was a treatment but
took overdose)
PATTERNS OF USE & PROBLEMS
Problem= amount, frequency, route of use, duration, vulnerability
Not just drugs, but behaviors while on it
Morphine is a very good drug but has a bad connotation because it shuts down people consciousness
Drugs helps you dance,… positive effects
WHO IS AT RISK?
Roots of addiction!! (depression, your genes, trauma, violence,…)
People with these experiences are vulnerable to use early (they need help)
People in their teens are primed for … and are therefore vulnerable
Psychiatrist: “you’re depressed because of the drugs” doctor; “you use drugs because of
depression”
Neurodiversity (ex. ADHD)
High rise in ADHD (covid)
Early treatment is better for better development
Adam Winstock; psychiatrist
Drugs with animals elephants get drunk when brokenhearted, dolphins eat fish to get a bit
paralyzed (they become a little lazy)
Drugs is not just for humans!
Dangerous about drugs overdosing (chance to die). They cause harm
Caffeine, MDMA, cocaine, grind the teeth, aggression, paranoid, big pupils, a lot of people mix
drugs to get other effects
Some drugs get used for anti-depression, PTSD, …
Cannabis can reduce pain, stress,… therapeutic prophecies
DRUGS VS. MEDICINE
“drugs are bad, medicine is good” = FALSE
Who is dealer (doctor vs dealer)
Function (for medical reasons vs. to get high/for fun)
Top 15 drugs are licensed (alcohol, Tabacco,…)
They help people to stop smoking with drugs.
Ketamine is used against depression (dangerous! Example Matthew Perry was a treatment but
took overdose)
PATTERNS OF USE & PROBLEMS
Problem= amount, frequency, route of use, duration, vulnerability
Not just drugs, but behaviors while on it
Morphine is a very good drug but has a bad connotation because it shuts down people consciousness
Drugs helps you dance,… positive effects
WHO IS AT RISK?
Roots of addiction!! (depression, your genes, trauma, violence,…)
People with these experiences are vulnerable to use early (they need help)
People in their teens are primed for … and are therefore vulnerable
Psychiatrist: “you’re depressed because of the drugs” doctor; “you use drugs because of
depression”
Neurodiversity (ex. ADHD)
High rise in ADHD (covid)
Early treatment is better for better development
