By: Meryl Karan Aditya Harshul Shreya
By: Meryl Karan Aditya Harshul Shreya
By:
Meryl
Karan
Aditya
Harshul
Shreya
What Is A Drug?
A drug is a chemical or substance which have both
positive and negative eff ects when consumed.
Three Main Categories of Drugs
Stimulants
Stimulants are drugs that stimulate the brain and central
nervous system, speeding up communication between the
two. They usually increase alertness and physical activity.
Depressants
Depressants slow down the activity of the brain and nervous
system, slowing down the communication between the two.
For medical purposes they can calm nerves, relax muscles and
useful for sleeping disorders such as insomnia.
Hallucinogens
Hallucinogens interfere with the brain and central nervous system
in a way that results in radical distortions of a user’s perception of
reality. Profound images, sounds and sensations will be
experienced, but they will not actually exist
List of drugs
Stimulants Depressants
Ecstasy Cannabis
Cocaine Heroin
Crack Cocaine Kapanol
Phentermine Morphine
Methadone
Hallucinogens
LSD
Magic Mushrooms
(Psilocybin)
PCP (Phencyclidine)
Ketamine
Mescaline
WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE DRUGS?
To escape or relax
You'll hear a lot of people
saying things like "I'm so
stressed, I need to get
messed up!" or "Drugs help
me relax" or whatever. What
they're really saying is
"Drinking or doing drugs is
just easier than dealing with
my problems or reaching out
for help." The thing is, the
problems are still there when
they come down--and not
only do they still have to deal
with it, they have to deal with
it when they're not 100% and
WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE
DRUGS?
To rebel
Sometimes people turn to drugs not so much
for themselves, but to make a statement against
someone else, such as their families or society
in general. Somehow taking drugs makes them
outlaws or more individual. The problem is
taking drugs, ultimately, robs these people of
their ability to be independent, because it
makes them Dependent --on drugs and their
drug connections.
WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE
DRUGS?
To relieve boredom
Lots of people turn to drugs for a
little excitement because they
say there's nothing else to do but
watch the same Simpsons' rerun
for the tenth time or hang out at
the Burger King. But people who
make these kinds of decisions
usually find out that drugs are
ultimately really a waste and
painful. Drugs don't change the
situation, and they just might
make it worse.
WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE
DRUGS?
To seem grown up
This is one of the weirdest reasons. Think about it Why would an adult
want to use drugs? Probably for many of the same reasons you would
consider. The reality is that the most grown-up people out there aren't
users. They're too busy living their lives to bother with stuff, like drugs,
that will interfere.