Research into Drugs

Hi guys! :)

I've done some research into drugs to help me understand the effects of it and how we can show it in our production.
These are some of the drugs I found and their effects:

1. Heroin

• Shortness of breath
• Dry mouth
• Constricted (small) pupils
• Sudden changes in behaviour or actions
• Disorientation
• Cycles of hyper alertness followed by suddenly nodding off
• Droopy appearance, as if extremities are heavy

  Behavioural changes:

• Avoiding eye contact or distant field vision
• Increases in time spent sleeping
• Sudden worsening of performance in school work, including expulsion or loss of jobs
• Lack of interest in hobbies and favourite activities
• Wearing long pants or long sleeves to hide needle marks even in very warm weather

2. Cocaine

• Increased body temperature and heart rate
• Enlarged pupils
• Anxiety
• Dry mouth
• Increased breathing rate
• Paranoia
• Increased talkativeness or quiet contemplation and rapture
• Feelings of great physical strenghts and mental capacity
• Panic
• Reduced appetite
• Unpredictable aggressive behaviour

3. LSD

• Increased blood pressure and heart rate
• Dizziness
• Loss of appetite
• Dry mouth
• Sweating
• Tremors
• Hallucination

4. Ecstasy (MDMA)

• Irritability
• Depressive sympotms
• Exhastion
• Fatigue
• Insomnia
• Paranoid symptoms
• Concentration difficulty
• High temperature
• High blood pressure
• Rapid pulse
• Hallucinations

 

 

 

DESICION

We've decided to use Ecstasy because our plan of how to show the effects of it is similar to what it really is.

We are using heavy breathing on the background which shows rapid pulse, might mean that the person has high blood pressure.

The girl is stumbling, can't walk shows that her she can't concentrate.

Voice on the background - as if she is hearing things - paranoid symptoms and hullucinations.