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3.5 Drug Abuse
3.5 Drug Abuse
Ways of consumption
Injection, sniffing or smoking
Slow down the activity of the central nervous system and the Drinking, swallowing, transmission of nerve impulses. injection Inhibit the release of ADH from the posterior pituitary and cause sleepiness Passess large volume of urine and may cause dehydration Stimulate and also ruin the nervous system Increase the metabolic rate of the body Cause the users to see, hear and perceive things do not exist Slow down the normal functions and block the pain signals Sleepiness and disrupts the normal function of nervous system Mimic the neurotransmitter by binding to their receptors sites
Hallucinogens (d-lysergic acid diethylamide and marijuana) Narcotics (heroin and morphine)