Psychoactive fungi

Psychoactive drugs, substances that alter and affect brain processing, have many different impacts on psychological and physical behavior. Two different classes of psychoactive drugs, narcotics and stimulants, are commonly abused drugs. Narcotics and stimulants have different effects on the body; however, these effects can be beneficial or adverse depending on the rationale behind utilizing them. Narcotic drugs, such as morphine, are highly addictive. However, morphine is commonly used for…

Christopher Hettler Social Problems Sean MacKinnon Marijuana, or cannabis, is a schedule one drug and is an extremely debatable topic when considering making this substance legal. What many people don’t realize is how legal marijuana once was. In history, it was one of the largest agricultural crops in the world, including the United States. Cannabis can also be hemp which is the most robust, durable fiber on the planet. It had many uses, some being lighting oil, fabric and even…

The decriminalization and/or legalization of marijuana seems to be a very hot topic these days. There is an ongoing debate amongst the public as well as federal and state government on whether decriminalizing and/or legalizing marijuana use is a good idea. Depending on who you ask, one could make a case for both or neither of these. So what is marijuana exactly? “Marijuana—often called pot, grass, reefer, weed, herb, Mary Jane, or MJ—is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves,…

Marijuana can have a negative impact on many parts of the body. Nora D. Volkow, a director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, says that the chemical “THC gets into the bloodstream, which carries it to other organs in the body.” Once the chemical reaches the brain, it starts to over-activate certain parts of the brain. This can temporarily lead to: altered senses, changes in mood, impaired body movement, difficulty with thinking and problem solving, impaired memory, hallucinations,…

Cocaine , one of the most used drugs in the United States and the world. So many things can happen as soon as this horrible drug is used. It doesn't just affect the user but your family and friends. Worse things also happen when the user starts abusing this drug and there is some ways to treat cocaine abuse. Using this horrible drug can end up in so many bad ways. Although cocaine has some positive short term effects , there are far more longer negative effects that can affects your body ,…

Marijuana is a commonly used drug amongst young people. Some people call marijuana an entry level drug due to its accessibility to teens. Teens are some of the most vulnerable due to the easy access of the drug. Marijuana is also a drug that is fairly easy to make which makes it inexpensive to produce and sell. The drug is usually smoked but can also be inhaled, eaten and drunk. Although some teens choose to use this drug because of its popularity there are also many programs out there to…

A psychedelic drug is a substance with psychoactive properties that targets specific receptors in the brain, altering perception and sometimes causing hallucinations. Most, if not all psychedelic substances are illegal in the United States, and have been presented as dangerous, addictive, and having no medical uses. However, researchers around the world have started studies on the benefits of these drugs in clinical trials. As David Derbyshire says in his article “ Healing Trip,” for people who…

Cocaine is one of the most use drugs for teens and middle age people in the entire world. Cocaine is one of the found drugs around the world, it is sell cheap and it comes in many forms as well as looks. About 7.5 million of people use drugs around the world which includes people from the age of fifteen to the age of forty years old. The United states id the second biggest country that the people use drugs. People are pressured to use drugs to fit in, also because it is mentioned on movies and…

Coffee, the beverage that over 150 million people in America consume on a daily basis, is more addictive than Marijuana. At least, that is what the results of numerous studies on the issue have concluded. When I first heard this report around a year or so ago, I accepted it with a small, resigned shrug. Coffee had, at that point, became what I thought was an essential part of my daily routine, and I had nothing against pot. My coffee drinking habit would be destined to continue on, completely…

Argumentative paragraph one: Cocaine is a drug which found on the leaves of plants. As well as it is a strong central nervous system drug which causes changes in behaviour by altering the power of connection between neurons. It causes desirable and undesirable behaviour on users (health, 2013). Desirable behaviour which include, rush, elevation of mood, self-confidence, increased energy, alertness, sexual excitement and decreased need for food. Undesirable behaviour on users which include crash,…