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Methamphetamine is illegal, relatively cheap, easy to obtain, and highly addictive. It affects the central nervous system and causes structural, chemical, and metabolic brain changes. Stress increases neurotoxicity of meth. Addiction leads to reduced cognitive performance and verbal fluency, poor attention and memory. Exposure to meth causes impairment to visual motor integration, sustained attention, and verbal . . . → Read More: Chemicals that harm with pleasure: Meth Heroin: is illegal, expensive, and highly addictive. Less than 0.5% of Americans use heroin, and 30% of people who try heroin become addicted. In the past, heroin was readily available without prescription, and marketed as a form of aspirin. Heroin has the ability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Its initial effects are highly pleasurable, however, withdrawals are . . . → Read More: Chemicals that harm with pleasure: Heroin Cocaine is illegal, relatively expensive, and highly addictive. Approximately 10% of Americans have used cocaine. Cocaine is a neurotoxin that is used as a stimulant as it increases neural and cognitive, behavioral, and sensory activity, and suppresses the need for sleep or food. The toxic effects of cocaine include insomnia, tremors, nausea, hyperthermia, and psychosis. A heavy . . . → Read More: Chemicals that harm with pleasure: Cocaine Did you know that alcohol is the most dangerous drug? Let me explain. Alcohol is legal. It is cheap to get. We see it advertised in the media. Alcohol is readily available and used frequently – in social, business, and family situations. Alcohol causes severe damage and death … The purpose of my article is . . . → Read More: Chemicals that harm with pleasure: Alcohol Tobacco: is legal. 70% of people who try it become addicted. 20% of deaths each year are due to smoking. Smoking has a genetic effect. It causes nausea, cough, dizziness, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and compromises the immune system. Smokers end up with panic attacks, cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke, pneumonia, bronchitis, . . . → Read More: Chemicals that harm with pleasure: Tobacco |
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