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Stimulants Drugs

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

stimulants drugs

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

drugs classifications

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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