Drug Abuse and Information
Drug Abuse
What is drug abuse? Drug abuse is a very common problem in todays society.Drug abuse is where a person gets addicted to taking drug in a habitual manner. Many people even kids nowadays are getting into this dangerous addiction. Most people do drugs because it makes them feel good.Since it makes them feel good, it causes them to do it over and over again because they feel like they always need it. Everytime a person takes these drugs their tolerence increases and causes them to take in more of the drug because when your tolerence increases it allows your body to take more and more.The most common drug people use is tabacco and cigarettes.
Common Addictive Drugs
- Cigarretes
- Cocaine
- Marijuana
Cigarretes are one of the most common drugs that people get addicted to. When people take this drug it makes them feel calm. The way people take this drug is by sucking and inhaling the smoke produced by it. People get hooked on to this drug easily because it has a chemical in it called nicotine. Although nicotine is addictive, it isn't the main reason why cigarretes are bad for you. The main reason why cigarretes are bad is because it contains around 4,000 different chemicals. A lot of these chemicals can cause cancer. The main effect of smoking cigarettes is lung cancer.
Cocaine is a white drug that usually looks like powder, just like flour or powdered sugar. It is sometimes called coke or crack. The way people take this drug is by snorting the powder through the nose or by rubbing it on the gums or by injecting it. The reason people take it is because it makes them feel good and it raises thier dopamine levels. Some health effects of cocaine are faster heart beats, nausea, muscle twitching, and contstricted blood vessels.
Marijuana is a plant type of drug. It is dried leaves that can either be smoked like cigarettes or can be smoked through a pipe. People can also take this drug by mixing it into food such as cookies or brownies. The main chemical in marijuana is THC. Taking marijuana causes people to feel high. When people are high they feel calm and relaxed and sometimes happy. Some health effects of marijuana are impaired memory, changes in mood, and hallucinations. Many people take this drug as an anti depressant.