Psychoactive drug

Drugs are chemicals, when a person places these chemicals into their human body, either by introducing, eating them, inhaling, or smoking, they wire into the brain's communication system and interfere with the way nerve cells generally receive, send, and process facts. Certain drugs, like heroin and marijuana have chemical forms that mimic that of a neurotransmitter that normally occurs in our bodies. However, they do not operate the same way as a regular neurotransmitter and the neurons…

The most common drug in all the United States is marijuana or also known as cannabis. Teens as well as adults will do anything to get a hold of it, from robbing or to even killing someone. People 12 to 20 years old were 5 to 6 percent more likely to try marijuana for the first time when medical use was legalized. From 1850 to 1942 cannabis was not considered a threat and was prescribed for various conditions including labor pains, nausea, and rheumatism. Although cannabis could help and be used…

Stimulus To arrive to my question, one stimulus source which inspired me to research the effects of drugs on humans comes from the Looking Glass, where the use of psychedelic drugs is evident in Alice. For example, upon entering the looking glass, she describes her encounters “the pictures on the wall next the fire seemed to be all alive, and the very clock on the chimney-piece had got the face of a little old man, and it grinned at her”(Carroll, 2016). The other document which inspired me to…

parts of the brain. Weed came to the Middle East between 2000 B.C. and 1400 B.C., and it was probably used there by the Scythians, a nomadic Indo-European group. The Scythians carried the drug into southeast Russia and Ukraine, as they occupied both territories for years. Then the Germanic tribes brought the drug into Germany, and marijuana went from there to Britain during the 5th century. After…

Cocaine is a drug that caused many deaths in the world. Cocaine also known as Coke too many is a very strong addicting stimulant used as a recreational drug. Cocaine can be used in various ways such as snorting, inhaling, and dissolving it with water and injecting it into the veins. When snorting cocaine it can cause loss of smell, runny noses, and problems of swallowing. Consuming cocaine can cause severe bowel decay from reduce blood flow,and needle injections cause a higher risk for…

University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute. "Learn About Marijuana: Factsheets: What Is Cannabis?" Learn About Marijuana: Factsheets: What Is Cannabis? University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, June 2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2015. The University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute’s Factsheet What is Cannabis? makes science-based information about the cannabis sativa plant available for the public. The Factsheet informs the reader about the composition of…

addictive stimulant drug, made from the leaves of the coca plant. It produces short-term excitement, energy, and talkativeness in addition to potentially risky physical effects, such as raising heart rate and blood pressure. Cocaine can be inhaled, smoked, and injected into bloodstream. When cocaine is inhaled its intensity and duration is slow it may take 15 to 30 minutes, however, when smoked or injected it is quicker and stronger and may last 5 to 10 minutes (National Institute on Drug Abuse…

of every five people in the workplace has used drugs in the past month (“Employment-Related Drug Testing”). Because of these numbers, it’s clear that drug testing should be made mandatory in schools, athletics, government-assistance programs, and every workplace. This paper will give its history and laws on drug testing, the problem, (including testing in different areas), opposing opinions about drug testing, and the solutions for the problem. Drug testing teens can really help them in the…

You have been misunderstood all this time. It’s not what you perceive it to be. A label cast upon it by the government, shadowed by society, labeled as a schedule 1 drug. A drug considered to be as dangerous as Heroin, Meth and many others of its classification. A drug whom is perceived to obtain no medical value; Cannabis. Cannabis was known to have a medicinal value since 1906. Cannabis has been in existence more than most pharmaceuticals, and has caused not a death. Yet it continues to be…

type of drug usage was explored. There was an expectation for participants to have a more negative perception if an individual was using cocaine or lsd comparative to an individual using alcohol or marijuana. This study looked at friending someone, perceived responsibility, intelligence and danger level. Although, the government classifies marijuana and cocaine the same, the perception is that marijuana would have less stigmatization. This study looks at stigmatization of soft or hard drug use.…