What is a drug? Detailed answer

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What is a drug?

Today we often hear and read about drug addicts and the problems associated with them. These questions concern each of us. "Dope" is slang for drug.

Drugs are a special group of drugs that have an analgesic and hypnotic effect. They give a feeling of temporary sedation, known in medicine as anesthesia. All drugs should only be taken as directed by a doctor. If drugs are taken frequently, then a person becomes addicted, attracted to them. This means that now the person must take them regularly, and if this is not the case, then the person experiences great suffering. And once you start taking drugs, it is very difficult to quit them later. Drug addicts will pay big money for drugs, which are always obtained illegally, they will steal, commit other crimes to pay for them.

Here are the 5 most famous drugs: morphine, codeine, heroin, cocaine and marijuana.

Morphine is one of the best pain relievers. It is made from opium. Morphine has the strongest effect on the human brain. After taking it, anxiety disappears, the person becomes calm, relaxed, often sleepy. But the drug does not affect hearing, sight, touch.

Codeine relieves pain, but it has very little effect on the brain, so it is rarely used by drug addicts.

Heroin, on the other hand, gives a feeling of well-being, but is a weak pain reliever. Heroin production is banned in the US today due to its low medical effect.

Cocaine is a drug made from the leaves of the coca plant. The effect of cocaine on the brain is the strongest.

Marijuana is extracted from various plants, primarily from hemp. It is not used in medicine, but is used by drug addicts when smoking (dry leaves and flowers of hemp are used instead of tobacco). No person - no matter how old - should use drugs without the prescription and supervision of a physician.

Author: Likum A.

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