Types Of Drugs and Their Impact Societies.

Drugs are the substance that are use to cure any diseases but when this substances are taken in amount more than required and harms one's health is known as drug addiction.

There are mainly four categories of drugs :

1.Stimulants

2.Depressants

3.Hallucinogens

4.Dissociative anesthetics

5.Narcotics analgesic

6.Canabionoids.

7.Inhalants

Now let us talk about there main effects and some examples:

1.Stimulant symptoms include increased alertness, high energy and mood, decrease appetite, tachycardia and hypertension. Example are cocaine, amphetamines, tobacco etc.

2.Depressants slow down the operation of brain and the body. Example of CNS depressants include alcohol, barbiturates, anti-anxiety tranquilizers, GHB etc.

3.Hallucinogens cause the user to perceive things differently than they actually are. Symptoms include sudden mood change, flashbacks, effect depend on context of consumption.

4.Dissociative anesthetics include drugs that inhibit the pain by cutting off or dissociating brain perception of pain. PCB, it's analogs and dextromethoraphan are some examples. These are also known as opium based painkillers obtained from Papaver somaniferum .

5.Narcotics analgesics relive pain, induce euphoria and mood changes in user.example include opium, codeine, heroine etc

6.Cannabionoids is group of chemicals which interact with cannabionoids receptors in brain. They are obtained from cannabis sativa.The product include Harish, marijuana, charas and ganja. Generally taken by inhalation and oral ingestion. These are known to have effect on cardiovascular system of body.

7.Inhalants include wide variety of breathable substances that produce mind altering result and effects. Example include toulene, plastic cement, paints, gasoline ,hair spray etc.

Drug addiction :curse for society

Drug addiction is a curse not only for the addicted person but also for society. A great change occurs in the body of a drug addict. No chemistry on earth can stop this change. His weight begins to fall. His skin turns sickly yellow. He loses his appetite for food and begins to suffer from malnutrition. The sad truth is that more deaths, illnesses, and disabilities are caused by substance abuse than by any other preventable health condition. A combination of drugs or their intake along with alcohol generally results in overdosing and even deaths. If an abuser donot get the sufficient funds he/she may create voilence or turn to stealing. At times, a drug abuser becomes the cause of mental /financial distress to His/her family and friends.

Here also the 'old says' hold good that is........

A lot of help is available in the form of highly qualified physcologists, psychiatrists and rehabilitation programs to help individual who have unfortunately got into the quagmire of alcohol/drug abuse. With such help, the affected individual with sufficient efforts and will power can get rid of the problem completely and lead a perfectly normal and healthy life.