Drug Classes and Their Effects on The Human Body

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Have you ever wondered what the real effects of drugs are? There are many types of drugs in our society that are both legal and illegal. Drugs can be classified into many different categories or groups. The main groups of drugs are stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens. These groups of drugs are classified by the effects they have both on the body and on the mind. After reading this, you will know what the real affects stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens have on your body.

Stimulants are a class of drug that elevate mood, increase feeling of well being and increase energy and alertness. There are many different kinds of stimulants such as cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA (better known as ecstasy,) caffeine, and nicotine. Cocaine comes in a powder form made from the leaf of a coca plant. Crack is a smoking form of cocaine that is processed with ammonia and water, and then heated to remove hydrochloride. Meth is an extremely dangerous drug. It comes in a crystal or powder form. Meth can be made in houses in the United States by the use of common household items. Ecstasy is also known as the “club drug” because that is where it is often used. Ecstasy makes the user feel like everyone is their friend. It’s usually taken in pill form. These pills come in different colors, shapes, and sizes. The pills also usually have some type of object or letter imprinted into them. Caffeine and nicotine are both legal stimulants. Caffeine is found in almost all the leading brands of pop. Coffee also contains a large dose of caffeine. There is three times more caffeine in one cup of coffee than in one can of pop. Caffeine is the most widely consumed stimulant. Caffeine can be addictive if used on a daily basis. Nic...

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...r to concentrate on a task. Depending on the amount of THC the users heart rate may increase anywhere from 20 to 50 beats more per minute. It may be hard to believe, but less than one percent of people who use marijuana become addicted to it. Most people do not know this, but marijuana can’t cause any permanent mental illness.

Now you know a little bit about each of these three classes of drugs. Stimulants speed up the central nervous system, affecting the heart rate and blood pressure. Caffeine is the most used stimulant in our society. Depressants slow down most of the body functions, like breathing, heart rate, and coordination. Alcohol is the most used depressant. Hallucinogens distort senses, causing you to see and hear things that aren’t really there. Hopefully now users will take a second to think about what they are really doing to their body.

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