LSD and MDMA are two of the most controversial drugs prevalent in our society today. Both Lysergic acid diethylamide and Methylenedioxymethamphetamine are considered psychedelic chemicals which means they may induce hallucinations and an altered perception of the senses. It is not the chemicals themselves that inspire controversy, but rather how they affect one’s health and state of mind. Little knowledge about these chemicals is known by the general public or even by people who knowingly ingest them. Rumors have circulated for years about the true health and psychoactive effects of these drugs.
Drugs: Is This A Brain Disease? Tameesha Phifer Axia College of University of Phoenix Drugs: Is This A Brain Disease? Today there are many types of drugs that are abused. When researching and interviewing different people, I have realized the causes of drug abuse as well as the effects of drug abuse. Many consequences when abusing drugs, whether one uses street drugs or medications he or she is bound to have troubles with people around him and the law.
Cocaine is highly addictive and was once used in many over-the-medications until the early 1900s (Cherry, 2013). Cocaine is taken by snorting, pill form, and injecting. Methamphetamine or meth is the most used illegal amphetamine. Meth is highly addictive and destroys tissues in the brain, which can lead to brain damage (Cherry,
This may be followed by feelings of peacefulness, acceptance and empathy, feelings of closeness with others and a desire to touch others. Teeth clenching, a loss of inhibitions, nausea, and blurred vision are also some short-term effects of this drug. On the long run however, it gets worse. There may be a disruption or interfere with memory, and it may damage the cells that produce serotonin (regulation of mood, appetite, pain, learning). There are many ways to determine whether someone is taking this drug, physically, there is a sharp increase in body temperature, their liver, kidneys and cardiovascular systems fail, they have an increase in heart rate and or blood pressure, and they are more prone to heart disease.
Have they ever turned on the news to hear about someone on methamphetamine, and wonder how one drug can have such a dramatic effect on one person? Methamphetamine is composed of many chemicals such as battery acid, amphetamine, anhydrous, acetone, and many others, and is a very dangerous drug. Meth also affects a person’s body in many countless ways. It can cause severe dental problems (“meth mouth”), rapid weight loss, it affects how the brain functions, rapid heart rate, or an irregular heartbeat. It can change a person mentally, physically, and emotionally and before they know it, the person they once knew is gone.
The good thing is that some of the effects of chronic methamphetamine abusers appear to be, at least partially, reversible. Moreover, the increased risk of stroke from the abuse of methamphetamine can lead to irreversible damage to the brain. Long term effects may include: addiction, psychosis, including paranoia, hallucinations, repetitive motor activity, changes in the brain structure and function, memory loss, aggressive or violent behavior, mood disturbances severe dental problems, weight
Alcohol irreversibly damages the developing brain. The damage can range from severe physical deformity, clumsiness, behavioral problems, and stunted growth to mental retardation. | | | | flashbacks | are recurrences of certain aspects of a person's drug use without the user having repeated the use of the drug. They are experienced by many LSD users. | | |
Drugs are chemicals; they work in the brain by tapping into the brain’s communication system and interfering with the way nerve cells normally send, receive, and process information. Drugs, such as amphetamine or cocaine, can cause the nerve cells to release abnormally large amounts of natural neurotransmitters or prevent the normal recycling of these brain chemicals. The disruption produces a highly amplified message disrupting communication channels. It also has a difference in effect which can be described as the difference between someone whispering into your ear and someone shouting into a microphone. Addiction is a brain disease because it has so many different type of effects that disrupt the brain
Drugs: Methamphetamine COM/172 6/9/2014 Dr. Nancy Reynolds Drugs: Methamphetamine What comes to mind when you think of a Meth user? Many do not know that each drug is different. The war on drugs, globally and nationally, has set its sights on Methamphetamine. Meth is a highly addictive and debilitating substance. Many families have been affected by this drug, but are probably not familiar with just how and why this drug has taken over the world, turning its prey into zombies.
Prescription Drug Abuse The purpose of this research is to persuade the population to take control with the use of the medications. The term drug abuse refers to using drugs with high frequency which can cause physical and/or mental harm to the user and/or impairs social functioning. Many people believe that drug abuse only involves illegal drugs, but in fact people often abuse prescription drugs. Marijuana and cocaine are no longer the only addictive drugs on the market. The most common drugs are pain killers, stimulants, depressants and antibiotics.