Marijuana has been known as a gateway drug for decades in the United States. It is infamous for its role in music, movie concepts, and even television shows. Many of these songs and shows depict the effects of marijuana in a funny or humorous way. In reality, marijuana effects the body in multiple, and very [...]
The Short and Long-Term Effects of Meth Use
The history of meth, otherwise known as methamphetamine, is long and twisted. It was created as long-lasting and effective weight loss drug. It was effective, but also made the user highly addicted. It’s original uses were to lose weight, increase alertness, self-esteem, and sexual libido. It causes these reactions by inducing a psychological reward system [...]
The Deadly Effects of Crack Use
Crack is not a drug all to itself, but a drug created from another drug, cocaine. When cocaine is boiled down and purified to eliminate all the impurities, it turns into a rock-type form. It is usually smoked in glass pipes that are either professionally made or nothing but a broken light bulb with the [...]
The History and Effects of OxyContin Abuse
OxyContin is a brand-name drug for the time-release formula of oxycodone. It was first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1995, and was introduced to the United States market in 1996. The United States was the largest consumer of oxycontin per capita from 2006 to 2008. In the mid-1900′s the use of [...]
The Effects of Heroin Addiction to the Body and Mind
Heroin addiction should be looked at like a reversible condition, a devastating condition, but reversible none-the-less. Heroin addiction usually starts off as occasional and recreational drug use. After that first dose, the user starts to go through changes in body and brain chemistry. It is true that some people have a more addictive personality than [...]
The Mistreatment and Abuses of OxyContin
About Oxycontin: Do you know what Oxycontin is? It is also known as Oxycodone, which is a powerful tranquilizer drug used for treatment of restrained to severe pain. But, in Canada it is also sold under various names including Oxycocet, Supeudol, Endocet and OxyContin. It is also identified as “Hillbilly Heroin” because of its popularity [...]
Effects of Cocaine on the Human Body
What is Cocaine? Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. It’s known as blow, Angie, C, Charlie, crack, coke, flake, hard, freebase, Henry, nose candy, snow, rock or stardust. It is routed to form cocaine hydrochloride or white crystalline powder. This is the outline of cocaine [...]
Methamphetamine: The Smoking Gun
Methamphetamine is the synthetic, man-made, illegal drug. It’s not finished from an herb or a plant. Methamphetamine differs in purity and texture depending on how it’s made. It comes in the form of crystals, coarse powder, or white chunks with pink or grey bits. It can be smoked, injected, or snorted. ‘Speed‘ is the inject-able [...]