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
Depressants Drugs
- Alcohol
Possible effect: Initial euphoria. Disinhibition, decreased stress. Dullness poor coordination, confusion
Possible physical consequences: Liver and peripheral nerves, slurred speech, unsteady gait, memory loss, sexual impotence, delirium. - Barbiturates, sedatives
Possible effect: Central nervous system depression. Tranquility, relaxation.
Possible physical consequences: Liver and peripheral nerves, slurred speech, unsteady gait, memory loss, sexual impotence, delirium. - Opium, Heroin, Methadone
Possible effect: Exaggerated physical sensations and emotional level, anxiety, diminished reason, understanding and memory, psychomotor retardation
Possible physical consequences: States of general confusion, seizures, hallucinations, muscle spasms, lower blood pressure
Hallucinogenic Drugs
- Marijuana
Possible effect: Decreases the reaction to stimuli and reduces reflections, temporal and spatial disorientation, hallucinations.
Possible physical consequences: Reduced sex drive, damage to reproductive functions, toxic psychosis neurological impairment. - LSD
Possible effect: Hallucinations, flasback temporal and spatial disorientation.
Possible physical consequences: Delirium, depersonalization, fear, panic, vision changes arterial hypertension, respiratory problems
Tags: alcohol, Amphetamine, Barbiturates, Cocaine, Depressants Drugs, Hallucinogenic Drugs, Heroin, Methadone, Opium, sedatives, Stimulant Drugs
