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Types of drugs II
Cocaine is a stimulant of natural origin, extracted from coca leaves. Dependence usually develops gradually in a way.
The effects are a brief but intense euphoric feeling resulting in frantic activity, elevated pulse, blood pressure rise, loss of appetite, agitation, anxiety and insomnia.
The main consequences of cocaine use include arrhythmia, bleeding and other injuries of the larynx, the destruction of the mucosa of the larynx and loss of smell and taste, deafness, psychosis, paranoid delusions and aggression and including death from heart disease (myocardial infarction) and cardiac arrest.
Hallucinogenic substances include a number of preparations, for example, LSD and other synthetic drugs, which distort the consciousness, feelings, ideas, emotions and perception.
The effects are increased pulse, increased blood pressure, dilated pupils, trembling hands, dry skin. It tends to produce an altered state of consciousness, hallucinations, overwhelming feeling of happiness, excitement, impaired coordination and lack of self control. The effect lasts between 2 and 12 hours, but they accumulate in the cells of the brain is able to make as strong an effect after a few months. Read the rest of this entry »
What are the long-term effects of cocaine use?
Cocaine is a highly addictive drug. Therefore, it is unlikely that a person can predict or control what or extreme lust will continue using it. It is believed that stimulating and addictive effects of cocaine are primarily the result of its ability to prevent the reabsorption of dopamine by nerve cells. The brain emits dopamine as part of their reward system, and it is directly or indirectly involved in the addictive properties of all major drugs of abuse.
You can develop considerable tolerance to “high” of drugs and many addicts report that, although they try, do not get the same pleasure as when first used. Some users often increase the dosage to intensify and prolong the euphoria. Although tolerance may occur to the “high”, users can also develop more sensitivity (“sensitizer”) to the anesthetic and convulsant effects of cocaine, without having increased the dose. This increased sensitivity may explain why some deaths occurring after use of seemingly small dose of cocaine.
When cocaine is used repeatedly and in increasing doses, can lead to a state of irritability, restlessness and paranoia. This can cause a total paranoid psychosis episode in which a person loses touch with reality and suffers from hallucinations.
Drugs and the effects on the brain
Human behavior and body movements are controlled by the brain and this is modified when involving the effects of drugs. Transform the action of the brain and brainstem. The different reactions of the drugs cause and a consequence: uncontrollable emotions, restriction of information storage, limited capacity to make decisions and other conduct that are out of control. This has prompted us to study the behavioral changes produced by the substances, or as the impact on different areas of the brain. Results can be obtained as to why the mutation of behavior if we can determine which are the phenomena that take place in brain cells.
The hypothalamus
Constitutes a small part of the composition of the brain. Is a complex structure whose function is to regulate the chemical reactions and organize a wide variety of independent processes of behavior.
There are specific areas in the hypothalamus, causing feelings of pleasure and pain. These can be stimulated with the use of drugs, causing depression and inhibition in the cells of the centers for the sorrow and thus sparking an intense euphoria.
Effects of Drugs: Marijuana
Sometimes these can cause euphoria and unreality, and fears attention difficulties. Also produced radical mood swings, tenderness and loss of self-control. It falls easy on the suggestion and disorientation, externalized from a giggle to fanciful hallucinations. Still not proven that a person can become dependent on marijuana, but it is true that using more and more to get the same effect and may also suffer some withdrawal symptoms.
The relationship of marijuana with other drugs
There are legal drugs like alcohol and cigarettes. Among the illegal drugs could say that marijuana is the mildest. It is the illegal substance that is most likely to try the teenager because it is very easy to acquire, besides being the most consumed. Sometimes marijuana use leads to the use of other illegal drugs.
The use of marijuana and its most common:
Memory loss
Numbness
Longing
Be disturbed
Findings of altered time
Does lose interest and motivation for everyday things
Physical changes caused by marijuana:
Some of the physical effects produced by its use.
Palpitations
Nuisances in the stomach
Discomfort
Motor Impairment
Breathing difficulties
Accentuation of appetite
Delay the bloodstream to reach the brain.
Drugs and their Effects
The use of drugs has become increasingly common and therefore the problems involved are more serious and far-reaching.
Generally, the population most prone to indiscriminate use of drugs is the youth and our companies are dedicated to reproach him not realizing that part of the solution is the education they lack.
Aware of this problem we decided to address this issue and clearly explain each drug and its effects so that they have the necessary information and know exactly what the drug problem.
Without doubt one of the most popular illegal drug is marijuana and the same type is the hashish. Are hallucinogenic drugs, but mild but not harmless. In particular, marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried leaves or flowers cut into pieces of the plant Cannabis sativa and is also known as “grass”, “mount”, “joint”, “pot” “pot”, etc. Both marijuana and hashish are smoked as a cigarette or a pipe and thus its effects are the most common respiratory complications. Read the rest of this entry »
Age of Smoking Initiation
The average age of onset of comsumption is different for each of the substances. Alcohol and snuff are among the substances where smoking initiation is earlier, in the environment 13.
Behind them, stood cannabis with a mean age of onset is 15 years alrrededor. After 15 years of first use of stimulants such as cocaine or antefaminas, hallucinogens such as LSD, synthetic drugs such as ecstasy and heroin opiácios.
One of the main drug of onset is usually marijuana, which begins to consume the same combination of smoking and, in most cases with alcohol and its effects are not taken into account.
Thus, in certain circumstances when the gang is gathered, someone usually invites a joint, after having participated in the creation of appropriate emotional climate in which it is hard to resist sharing the drug without discomfort.
Drugs vs. Psychological Problem
In the XXI century there are still many fears and many social issues of real concern not know. In health Things we intend to talk about drugs vs. psychological problems. Want to know more?
Drugs are a concern of the health system. Drug use has become commonplace, and this is no longer just have to do with the lower classes of society, but consumption is widespread. I dare say that this increase is the result of society in which we live, a society which leaves no time to breathe, a society dominated by stress and there are many people, people like you and me, everyday people , ordinary to seek refuge in drugs to be able (or so I believe) going to step in order to continue with their lives as dynamic, difficult and complicated. Many employers, to withstand the frantic pace of their jobs, to “live”, are caught up in this world. A world at all recommended. Unfortunately, this is so.
Taking certain test substance as cocaine, can be extremely harmful to our health. The feeling of grandeur or euphoria which is consuming this drug can lead to some types of people with low self-esteem problems habitual consumption. The problem is that this state of euphoria lasts for some time and this makes qeu is again consumed more frequently.
Contraindications to Breastfeeding
After seeing the benefits of breastfeeding in the health blog, we have to focus on the other point of view, ie contraindications to breastfeeding, since not all benefits or the mother or the baby, one of the most necessary for the formation of the newborn.
Breastfeeding a baby is a natural action as it exists, since it is the first mother-child interaction.
What you need to make clear is that breastfeeding is not negative, but there are a number of measures or situations in which breastfeeding is contraindicated.
How Much Does Being Addicted to Drugs
A patient may spend more than 80,000 a month in consumption. Not counting the cost of rehabilitation. The vast majority of addicts end up losing everything from family to their property.
The insecurity caused by organized crime hot spots turns in the economy and business. Drug addiction is a problem that can afflict any person regardless of their status or age.
Substance use affects not only their physical but the social environment in which it operates as work, family, and even their economic situation.
Pathologies of Freedom: Substance Addiction
From this blog we intend to treat health an issue as complicated as it is the addiction, but from the point of view of the pathologies of freedom: substance addiction. The increased drug use in society is a problem that we should all reflect.
Because that comes into play the issue of deprivation of liberty: we consume because we want to or because we need it. That is, we who decide to take substances or substances which are imposed over our decision-making.
Of course, this is where we must raise the issue of so-called pathologies of freedom. The step that has the consumption addiction is minimal, and there are many people who are not aware of it. This is the real problem and drug use have the best way to see it. Moreover, the danger is that drugs are associated with leisure, so that consumption and addiction generating just comes a time in which the drug user becomes addicted, the drugs have dominated: pathology of freedom.
Vaccine for Cocaine Addiction
Humanity continues to be surprised with the latest advances and discoveries in the world of medicine, unthinkable in the past. For example, one of the most important news of recent days is related to the creation of a vaccine against cocaine addiction, a drug best known and consumed on the planet.
While the topic of Influenza A H1N1, and the urgent need for mass production of a vaccine to combat a disease that has killed nearly 5,000 people worldwide, has captured the attention of the world, scientists do not stop Further research in other areas of medicine.
For example, the media echoed the news that there is a possibility that in a future cocaine addicts (drug highly addictive and stimulating the central nervous system) may apply for a medical treatment to stop drinking.