Amphetamines are used to treat a variety of medical issues but like cocaine, illicit drug use in the 60s caused the federal government to become concerned about dependency and illegal activities. Prolonged uses of the drug can cause psychotic behavior, depressed moods and dependency can develop. Cocaine and amphetamines both interact with neurotransmitters and higher doses of each both alters
Let’s take, for example, the drug OxyContin, lets’ examine what happened to this medication. Just like Marijuana, It was created to help people from pain, but turned out to be a menace to society. Prescriptions being altered, doctors giving excessive amounts of money, addicts breaking into pharmacies and hurting people. The legalization of marijuana will bring more criminal activity because of the lack of impaired judgment associated with the drug. An individual will have impaired judgment and altered decision making if found to be under the influence of
Crack Cocaine: Putting a Crack in Society Abnormal Psychology Name: Jennifer Date: August 7th 2013 Thesis Statement: Crack Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant that has satisfying and gratifying yet dangerous short term effects, and devastating long term effects. The problems related to crack cocaine abuse have an effect world wide; therefore it is a problem that society cannot ignore. Which is why we need to focus on treatment,applying and practicing appropriate therapeutic approaches to our future clients. Introduction Today Cocaine and Crack can be found in almost every city and is used has more intense and faster effects than the traditional forms of cocaine use, which are primarily snorting and injecting. Crack which is cheaper to produce became accessible to people of all socioeconomic statuses.
Bad temper and social difficulties are obvious effects. The long term effects of crystal meth can be helped with a complete detox and rehab program. Where Does Crystal Meth Come From? Crystal Meth is an illegal drug, but is available with a prescription for obesity. Crystal meth is a street drug, made in illegal labs by chemically changing over-the-counter drugs.
Ending the Drug Hunt The war on drugs has been one of the longest and costliest wars of all time, but has anything really changed since it began? With millions of drug related arrests and thousands incarcerated for drug law offences, always with more waiting to happen, it seems like it will last forever, sucking billions out of tax payers and overpopulating our prison systems (DrugSense). The war has failed to produce any real results of change and needs to end. In Marie Javdani’s essay Plata o Plomo she warns how sending aid, money or weapons, to countries where drugs are produced only creates more problems and does not stop the demand of drugs or reduce the amount of abusers. While trying to cut off the drug supply at its source seems like a good idea it does not, however, stop the demand (376-377).
Throughout my paper I will go into detail about each harmful drug and the effect on the human body. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive illegal and on the rise drug in today’s society. Methamphetamine has many different street names some of them include meth, crank, crystal meth, and ice. Methamphetamine can be used in many different ways, such as injected, snorted, and smoked. Methamphetamine affects the brain, central nervous system, and the mouth.
In the book there is a very interesting drug called soma it has many perks that drugs in our present society don’t have. Nowadays when you take drugs or drink alcohol there are side effects. These side effects can be very deadly to your body. Heroin is an example of a drug having terrible side effects to your body and also your brain. Heroin makes your heart beat extremely fast and leaves bruises from the site of injection.
One of the most apparent drug threats Nevada is exposed at is heroin. Highly addictive, black tar is the kind of heroin that is commonly found in the state. In fact, there has been an increase in the use of this drug. However, low quality heroin is also readily available to those who can only afford that much. Since the number of heroin addicts is increasing, the call for a drug and alcohol rehab center in the area is a must.
Fighting Methamphetamine What would you do if you knew something harmed millions of people on a daily basis? Day after day, methamphetamine harms not only the people using the appalling drug, but also the ones around them. The process of making meth can create harmful side effects on an innocent person. Also, meth addicts have psychotic behavior and tend to harm people they love. Even though the United States government has implemented laws to limit drugs – especially meth, the government needs to fight meth even harder because people can acquire it so easily and because meth devastates not only the user but everyone in contact with the user.
Not only are these crimes becoming violent and involving money, guns, and sex, but also murder. Financing these activities exceed national levels of debt; Worldometers real time world statistics reports that $329,576,150,900 and counting have been spent on illegal drugs this year (Worldometers Statistics, 2012) The amplitude of this problem has become out of reach for our neighbors, state and local drug agencies, Federal Drug Enforcement, national and transnational Security this problem has to be regulated, enforced