Today in the world there are a variety of types of drugs. All of them are divided according to the type of impact that they have on the human body:
- stimulants;
- sedatives;
- hallucinogens;
- aphrodisiacs.
By origin they can be vegetable, synthetic and mixed. Most belong to the latter group.
All types of drugs are psychoactive. This means that under their influence, a person changes behavior, sensations, way of thinking. They unpredictably affect mental and physical health, in addition to this there is such a thing as addiction.
Any, even the newest types of drugs have side effects:
- There is a feeling of anxiety, paranoia, panic attacks, psychosis.
- Some of them are related to stimulants. Their use leads to depression, insomnia, exhaustion.
- Affect mental development.
- Even herbal drugs can be poisonous to humans and provoke various diseases (coma, kidney failure) and even death.
Marijuana is a plant specially grown or wild in nature. It is used in three types. The most popular is resin (hard lumps or bars). Leaves and oil are also used. Marijuana is added to tobacco and smoked.
Impact: a person feels happy, becomes sociable and cheerful. Sensory organs become aggravated, hunger is growing.
Side effects: reduced ability to concentrate, remember. Some have a sense of panic, anxiety, delirium, and hallucinations.
Risks: Despite its natural origin, marijuana negatively affects humans. Long-term use leads to addiction, which significantly increases the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, problems with childbearing function.
Ecstasy is a drug artificially created in laboratories. Sold in tablet form and may contain other narcotic substances.
Impact: gives a feeling of calm, happiness and love for others. A person is filled with energy, thanks to which you can dance all night.
Side effects: causes a rapid heartbeat, increases pressure and temperature. May cause dizziness, muscle pain, jaw clutching, trembling in the body, disorientation, dehydration, and fatigue.
Risks: after use, fatigue and depression appear. Long-term use threatens with various mental illnesses, heart attacks, asthma, heart attack.
Heroin - known to anyone who has ever used drugs. The types of herbal preparations to which heroin belongs are extremely dangerous to health. It is obtained from morphine, which is found in opium poppy. It is smoked or injected.
Impact: immediately after the injection, there is a surge of joy, peace, a dreamy state. A person becomes warm and calm. Aggression, pain and sexual desire are reduced.
Side effects: respiratory failure, constipation. Overdose possible.
Risks: infection with hepatitis B and C, HIV infection. Regular use quickly leads to addiction. In case of an overdose, a fatal outcome is possible.
Solvents are types of drugs derived from household products (solvent, glue, gasoline, and so on). As a rule, they are inhaled or drunk.
Impact: gives rise to a condition similar to intoxication. Hallucinations and blurred consciousness are possible.
Side effects: there is aggressiveness, vomiting, a hangover, headaches.
Risks: blurred consciousness and inability to control oneself can lead to accidents and accidents. Some drugs cause heart failure.
Different types of drugs are known today and all of them harm health in one way or another.