Showing posts with label Drug Abuse And Alcohol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drug Abuse And Alcohol. Show all posts
Heroin and its long - term effect
Heroin What are the street names/slang terms for ? |
| Big H, Blacktar, Brown sugar, Dope, Horse, Junk, Mud, Skag, Smack. |
| What is Heroin? |
| Heroin is a highly addictive drug derived from morphine, which is obtained from the opium poppy. It is a "downer" or depressant that affects the brain's pleasure systems and interferes with the brain's ability to perceive pain. |
Drug Abuse and Addiction And Its Effects
Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive drug abuse. They mistakenly view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as morally weak. One very common belief is that drug abusers should be able to just stop taking drugs if they are only willing to change their behavior. What people often underestimate is the complexity of drug addiction—that it is a disease that impacts the brain and because of that, stopping drug abuse is not simply a matter of willpower. Through scientific
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