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Effects of psychedelic drugs

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

psychedelic drugs

They are impossible to see. Usually, the addict feels the first effects of the drug 30 to 90 minutes after taking it. Among the physical effects include: dilated pupils, elevated body temperature, increased pulse rate and blood pressure, heart, sweating, loss of appetite, insomnia, dry mouth and tremors.

Sensations and feelings change too. The person consuming the drug may feel several different emotions at once or swing rapidly from one emotion to another. Reverse the direction of time and consciousness itself in the individual. All these changes may cause fear or panic. Who consume can also experience: confusion, suspicion, anxiety and sense of inadequacy and loss of control.

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Hallucinogenic Drug

Friday, January 29th, 2010

hallucinogenic drug

Hallucinogens are drugs that affect perceptions, sensations, mental capacity, awareness and emotions of people. In this category are drugs such as LSD (lysergic acid dieltamídico), mescaline, psilocybin and DMT. Some hallucinogens come from natural sources, others such as LSD are synthetic or manufactured drugs.

LSD is manufactured from lysergic acid is a substance derived from ergot fungus. It was discovered in 1938 and is one of the most powerful chemicals that change the mood. Is usually taken by mouth, but sometimes, it is injected.

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Stimulants Drugs

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

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As stimulants are known several groups of drugs that tend to increase alertness and physical activity. Some people use stimulants to counteract the drowsiness and feeling of “fatigue” caused by sleeping pills or alcohol. This stimulus-depression cycle is extremely harmful to the body and dangerous. Amphetamines, cocaine and caffeine are all stimulant drugs.

Effects:
Consumers of the drug show a sense of unease, anxiety and moodiness. Intensify these effects, the person shown talkative and with a false sense of self-confidence and power. Often triggers prolonged consumption of amphetamine psychosis: hallucinations (seeing, hearing, and feeling things that are not there), delusions (having thoughts or irrational beliefs) and paranoia (feeling trapped).

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Classifications by Drugs Effect

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

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Stimulant Drugs

  • Coffee
    Possible effect: Decreases sleepiness and fatigue.
    Possible physical consequences: Restlessness, agitation, tremors, insomnia, digestive problems
  • Snuff, nicotine
    Possible effect: Disinhibition, calm feeling
    Possible physical consequences: Pulmonary and circulatory disorders. Heart disease. Strokes and cancer.
  • Amphetamine
    Possible effect: Heightened alert, hyperactivity, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, tachycardia, talkativeness
    Possible physical consequences: Dilated pupils, intense nervousness, permanent alertness, insomnia, chills, anorexia.
  • Cocaine
    Possible effect: Excitement, marked disinhibition, hyperactivity, loss of appetite, anxiety, increased blood pressure and heart beats.
    Possible physical consequences: Restlessness, agitation, hypertension, cardio-respiratory disorders, malnutrition, anemia. To damage the liver, kidneys and brain. In pregnancy, defective fetuses

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Drugs classified as the Social Optica

Monday, January 11th, 2010

drug classifications

These are substances whose use has been accepted at the social level and yet are included in the WHO definition
* Tea
* Coffee
* Chocolate
* Certain soft drinks
* Snuff
* Alcohol
Etc.

Intermediate
All medications, from:
* Aspirin Until (OTC) (Recipe)
or psychotropic
or sedatives
or barbiturates

For example: The most complicated of the Antiparkinsonian

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