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what are legal drugs

What are legal drugs

A legal drug or intoxicants are drugs which are not prohibited by the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Most people consume legal drugs for medical purposes.

Types of legal drugs are caffeine, alcohol and nicotine

Ectasy

Ecstasy

Ecstasy is considered a party or rave drug, and many high-schoolers and young party goers use it. Its psychoactive effects include enhanced sensory perception and reduced inhibition. Most people who use this drug take it as a pill and dissolve it in water, but others snort or inject it.

Marijuana

Marijuana is one of the most commonly abused substances. Its main psychoactive ingredient, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), causes temporary euphoria followed by fatigue, slow reaction time, and intense hunger. It can act as a gateway drug to other harmful, illegal substances.

Marijuana

Cocaine

Cocaine

Cocaine is a potent, addictive stimulant derived from the leaves of the South American coca plant. This drug usually comes as a powder. Generally, people who use this drug snort, smoke, or inject it. Nicknames include:

• Coke
• Blow
• Bump
• Snow

Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens are a group of drugs that impact a person’s awareness levels. They’re split into two categories: classic hallucinogens and dissociative drugs. They cause hallucinations, which are sensations and images that seem real, but are not. Two of the most common hallucinogens are LSD (D-lysergic acid diethylamide) and PCP (Phencyclidine).

crack cocaine

Behavior

Substance use disorders can lead to multiple behavioral problems, both in the short and longterm, which can include;

1. PARANOIA

2. AGGRESSIVENESS

3. HALLUCINATIONS

4. ADDICTION

5. IMPAIRED JUDGMENT

6. IMPULSIVENESS

7. LOSS OF SELF-CONTROL.

These effects of drug abuse have serious consequences, like missed work, punishable offenses, accidents and injuries. In fact, alcohol and drugs are partly to blame in an estimated 80 percent of offenses leading to jail time in the U.S.

Brain

All drugs target an area of the brain called the reward circuit, this area of the brain affects mood and instinct. This causes a large amount of dopamine (a brain chemical that helps regulate emotion and pleasure) to flood the brain. This flood is what causes a 'high'.

Although initial drug use may be voluntary, drugs can alter brain chemistry. This can actually change how the brain performs and interfere with a person’s ability to make choices. It can lead to intense cravings and compulsive drug use.

Health

The most severe health consequences of drug abuse is death. In the past 12 months, 212,000 people aged 12 or older have used heroin for the first time. Every day, more than 90 Americans die after overdosing on opioids.

Other drugs affects on health incude:

• A weakened immune system, increasing the risk of illness and infection
• Heart conditions ranging from abnormal heart rates to heart attacks and collapsed veins and blood vessel infections from injected drugs
• Lung diseases
• Seizures, stroke, mental confusion and brain damage
• Nausea and abdominal pain, which can also lead to changes in appetite and weight loss

Cocaine

• Insomnia
• Overconfidence
• Moods swings
• Irritability
• Paranoia
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Agitation
• Suicide thoughts

• Disturbed sleep patterns
• Anxiety
• Restlessness
• Aggression
• Nausea
• Depression
• Paranoia

Crack Cocaine

Ecstasy

• Feeling of well-being
• Anxiety
• Increased social stability and closeness
• Increased emotional energy
• Empathy
• Depression

Hallucinogens

• Anxiety
• Paranoia
• Spiritual experiences
• Nausea
• Mood swings
• Depression
• Hallucinations

marijuana

• Hallucinations
• Paranoia
• Anxiety
• Schizophrenia
• Suicide attempts/thoughts