Heroin

Some examples of substances listed in Schedule I are: heroin, LSD, marijuana, and ecstasy. Schedule II substances have a high potential for abuse, which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. Examples of Schedule II narcotics include: morphine, opium, codeine, methadone and hydrocodone. Therefore…

Drugs can be categorized into various types ranging from stimulants to depressants. Heroin is categorized as a type of opioid drug that usually appears as a white powder. Cocaine is a very addictive stimulant drug that produces short term bursts of energy and has dangerous effects such as raising the heart rate. Alcohol is classified as a depressant drug because it slows down the central nervous system causing a decrease in reaction time and intellectual performance. LSD is referred to as a…

Did you know that 1.8 million youths aged twelve and older are current users of cocaine? This statistic is a shocking number because cocaine is a very hazardous drug that easily has a chance of killing a child below the age of eighteen. And chances are those children are more likely to become dependent on that drug and have a dim future because of that. The formal definition of drug testing is any test administered to detect the presence of drugs, especially from a blood or urine sample and…

I. Attention Catcher: The number of fatalities related to opioid overdoses has become one, if not the number one, public health emergencies among Americans. II. Listener Relevance Link: Prescription opioid medication had undergone a huge transformation making it more difficult for people to obtain and physicians to prescribe opioid medications to combat pain. III. Thesis Statement: The opioid epidemic is a local, state, and national problem that has caused all areas of government to focus on…

symptoms of addiction. Some manage to get away from their vice for a short time but relapse a short time later. Medical Detox rehabs drug treatment. This has become a popular drug treatment for those addicted to hard drugs including morphine and heroin because of the harsh symptoms of withdrawal. Medical professionals administer alternative drugs to replace the original drug until that person is no longer using the original drug. Unfortunately, this also means it isn't a cure because it merely…

Aids or hepatitis can be transmitted through the needles, use to inject cocaine, heroin, meth, morphine, oxycodone, and more. Aids and hepatitis are both serious threats to the substance abuse population. The dependence for the drug, overrules the risk for diseases, which increases the chances of that individual dying. I believe an early…

Marijuana is a drug that helps to stimulate a form of euphoria and usually lasts for around 2-6 hours, depending on how much Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) the person has consumed. However, through urine tests it is said that the drug can still be detected up to 13 days, and regular smokers 45 days. It was first originated thousands of years ago in Asia and at that time, it was widely used for medical and spiritual purposes. An example is that the Vikings and medieval Germans used Marijuana for…

will be on how drugs affects the brain. I will discuss the many side affects of drugs the long term effects that drugs have of our brain. There are many different drugs in the world ranging from the less harmful marijuana to the deadly drugs like heroin or meth. I will discuss how drugs can permanently damage the brain or even cause death. Drugs are a scary thing in this world and that is why people need to be informed about them. The brain is a complex machine and its needs to be healthy to…

was built on the promise of religious freedom. Drug abuse kills about 200,000 people worldwide each year, according to a new United Nations (UN) report (Drug Abuse Kills 200,000 People Each Year: UN Report - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids), and heroin is the cause of death for a large portion of those. Despite the drug causing hallucinations for about a day or two, it is still a very beneficial factor in fighting addiction. The drug…

From extreme drugs to always being on the internet all the time, those would be considered unhealthy. Would you classify as being addicted to the internet the same as being addicted to an extreme drug, such as heroin? The answer is yes, addiction is being dependable on an item or an activity that you can't live without. In the incipient of that moment, someone arrives home, proceeds to get on the internet, whether it be on a phone or computer, or lighting up the joint of an illegal drug.…