Let's get to know Drugs and the dangers.
What is Drugs?
The term Drugs, is an acronym of Narcotics, Psychotropic, and other Addictive Materials. Drugs themselves are natural substances and chemicals that if incorporated into the body can change the mind, mood, feelings, and behavior of a person.
NARCOTICS
- Narcotics Is a substance derived from plants or not plants either synthesized or semi synsesis that can cause decreased or change of consciousness, loss of taste, reduce to eliminate pain and can cause dependence.
Based on its origin, Narcotics is divided into 3 (three) groups, namely:
Natural: Ie the kind of substance / medicine that arises from nature without any fermentation process, isolation or through other processing process. For example: marijuana, opium, coca leaf and others.
Synthesis: Types of drugs / substances prepared synthesized for medical purposes and research used as a form of painkillers (analgesic) and cough (antitusif).
Semi synthesis: Namely substances that are processed in such a way through the extraction and isolation process. Example; morphine, heroin, codeine and others.
Based on the effects of humans, Narcotics again divided into 3 (three) types, namely:
- Depressant (Downer): a type of drug that reduces activity, which makes the user become asleep or unconscious.
- Stimulants (Upper): Are the kinds of substances that can stimulate body function and increase excessive passion.
- Hallucinogen: Is an active chemical that can cause the effects of hallucinations, changing feelings and thoughts.