Although legally available, prescription drugs can be extremely addictive and deadly. The long-term effects of prescription drug abuse, is no longer “The Hidden Epidemic”. Almost half of Americans take at least one prescription drug. Teens and young adults abuse prescription drugs for a number of reasons. Some of these reasons include family problems, depression, relationships problems, and other emotional distress.
In reference to drugs, that would mean we as US citizens would have a legal right to buy, use, sell, and outright possess a certain amount of an illicit drug without penalty. Being that cocaine is addictive and destructive in large and repeated doses, I am against legalizing cocaine. The increased levels of ruthless behavior, overdoses, drug wars, and overall decline in the neighborhood across the country would be devastating. The inner cities would suffer an even greater decline in despair and hopelessness due to the streets being overly infested with open drug dealing. Although illegal activities occur on a daily basis, I think if cocaine was legal, people would be dying in the streets.
– Effects: lower heart rate, shallow breathing, stoned feeling, gouging, low blood sugar level, extreme relaxation. Stimulants/party drugs – this includes ecstasy, MDMA, cocaine and new designer drugs. These are most commonly consumed orally via pill form or nasally in powdered form. Effects: High state of consciousness, increased heart rate, sweating, increased thirst, lots of energy, big crashes, etc. Psychoactive – cannabis is usually smoked in a roll-up or pipe.
The drug is effective. This shows support for the hypothesis as the reduction in dopamine is also reducing schizophrenic symptoms. Also recreational drugs and cocaine are said to increase dopamine level this leads to schizophrenic symptoms of hallucinations and delusions. If schizophrenics also receive drugs like cocaine the symptoms gets worse. This all suggest a link between dopamine and
Methamphetamine, like other drugs, is able to short-circuit the survival system by artificially stimulating pleasure areas in your brain. As this happens, it leads to increase confidence in meth, and less confidence in normal life routines. Usually when this occurs the addict will be more interested in meth related activities, meth related people, and meth related environments. Withdrawals of Meth Use: Fact or Fiction? Much to contrary belief meth users do suffer from withdraws as well as any other drug addict would.
once a psychedelic is taken it completely disrupts normal communication According research and Google this drug seems to have a long lasting effect on people who are abusers in many ways. According to Live Science, “ many people report intensely spiritual experience while taking the drug and some studies suggest that one transcendent trip can alter a person's personalities on a long term basis.” Most individuals who have taken this drug are more likely open to a lot of new experience and are more aware and or appreciative of arts and emotion etc. Studies have shown that Psilocybin the main
Crack Cocaine: A Devastating Substance Abuse Disorder Alisha Nalezinek Northwestern State UniversityAbstract Crack cocaine is a drug that hurts the lives of many people including the substance abuser. People need to find a safer way to escape from their problems. In the 1980’s, crack cocaine spread across the United States and became very popular. Crack cocaine is a form of cocaine that it typically smoked, and it will be on the American drug scene for years to come. People that use crack may become violent, but it is a cheap drug to buy.
Dealing with Alcohol Addiction PCN 527-Psychopharmacology and Addictions Instructor: Amanda Hickerson Grand Canyon University By: Yvoanda Sessions June 12, 2012 Dealing with Alcohol Addiction I choose to write about alcohol addiction because this is a widespread disease. Most people don’t even look at this as a disease but it is a drug that will and has locked a lot of people on having to have a drink; it reminds me of how people get hooked on meth. Alcohol addiction can cause family problems and in some cases can cause other legal problems. There is a lot of mental and physical abuse that takes place with the individuals involved with the addict and when this happens is when the problems arise. “Despite the belief
According to eHow.com, a depressant is a substance that inhibits or slows down the central nervous system. The effects include relaxation of the mind, relaxation of the body and an apparent relief to stress. Depressants are among the mostly commonly used drugs worldwide. They are medicinally used to treat a variety of problems including acute anxiety, panic attacks, tension and irritability. The problem is, most times, the pills last longer than the medical problem itself.
The Heroin Antidote Christy Harris Kaplan University CM107 Professor McClure April 22, 2015 The Heroin Antidote Heroin is a highly addictive drug derived from the morphine alkaloid found in opium. It is most often injected but it can also be smoked, snorted or orally ingested. Users of this drug often report a feeling of unexplainable, intense euphoria. Following the euphoric state is a depressive clouded state. Heroin produces a downer effect that rapidly induces a state of relaxation and extreme pleasure.