Psychoactive Drugs Book Report

The four main classifications of the illicit drugs are stimulants, depressants, narcotics, and hallucinogens. Stimulants are a type of drug that you can get sold off of the street that makes a person alert at all times and energetic. Depressants are a type of drug that makes a person calm down, normally given to one when they have anxiety problems. Narcotics are a type of drug that is normally prescribed to a person when they need treatment but that individual can be addicted to it just because of the relief it gives. Hallucinogens are a type of drug that causes a person to see things that aren't really there. In this essay I will be writing about these four illicit drugs: stimulants, depressants, narcotics, and hallucinogens.

Drugs would be used to forget about what happened during the day, to relax after a stressful event, to be away from the real world and in a place of make believe, and many other reasons. He predicted this by saying, “And if

Methaqualone, is also referred to as Disco Biscuits, Down And Dirties, Jekyll-and-Hyde, Joe Fridays, Lemmon 714, Lemons, Lennon's, Lovers, Ludes, Mandies, Mandrake, Q, Qua, Quack, Quad, Quaaludes, Soaper, Supper, Vitamin Q, The Love Drug, Wallbangers, Whore Pills, and Sopor. This list of street names for the drug goes on and on.

The illicit use of prescription stimulants, such as Adderall and Ritalin, by college students has been very well documented over the past years (Babcock Q & Byrne T, 2000). Although data is somewhat limited in variety and lacking concentration on specific populations, this substance abuse concern has been studied for well over a decade (Teter, 2006). A prevalence of more than 10% of college students, within the United States, self-report misusing prescription stimulants; it is apparent that these levels are the highest they have been in over the past decades (Kilmer at al, 2015). The United States has been suffering from a devastating prescription drug abuse epidemic, as declared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Given the staggering numbers of not only prescribing practices of prescription painkillers and other such medications, increases of prescription stimulant medications follow the recurrent trends of excessive prescribing. An accumulative number of Adderall, and similar prescription stimulant medications, used to treat Attention Deficient-Hyperactivity

When I started researching for this paper I found many drugs (legal and illegal) that may be commonly used, misused, or abused by my future students. I was becoming overwhelmed; however, I started thinking back to an article that I read in my local paper. This article discussed how methamphetamine has become a prevalent issue in small communities. I also found a statistic that blew my mind and made me want to research this drug and how it can affect my potential students’ life and learning. According to the United States government, reported in 2008, that approximately 13 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamine (website). That is a lot of young lives being touch by methamphetamine. As a future teacher planning to live

In the introduction of the journal article “Hyperactive Ingredients?,” Julia Barrett addresses the question of whether food additives influence hyperactivity. She explains that this question has been a constant debate over the past three decades. Barretts objective of her journal article was to highlight how research studies, such as the Lancet study, currently suggest that there is in fact a link between the two. In the Lancet study, Jim Stevenson, along with other researchers, further investigated a study conducted in June 2004. In this study, Archives of Disease in Childhood, children who were placed on a diet that was free of artificial dyes and benzoate preservatives. When these children were given a drink that contained a mixture of artificial

Hallucinogens are drugs that results in an altered state of consciousness and can have several affects on the body. They result in distorted perception, thoughts, and feelings. The main outcome of consumption of these drugs is hallucinations or other similar sensations that results in seeing images that seem real but are not. Hallucinations also tend to cause the user to feel that they are out of control, which leads to a sensation that they are disconnected with their body and/or their environment. Various different types of hallucinogens can be ingested in different ways. This includes smoking, snorting, eating, absorbing, and other such means of ingestion. The most well-known and common hallucinogens include LSD, Psilocybin (mushrooms), PCP, and Salvia. Statistically, individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 are most likely to abuse hallucinogens.

Amphetamine is normally used to treat obesity, narcolepsy, and most commonly ADHD. Amphetamine causes an increase in epinephrine and norepinephrine, the spike in these usually cause appetite suppression, increased alertness, feelings of power and increased energy. Unfortunately, Amphetamine is a drug that’s highly addictive and can lead to psychological and physical dependence. An Amphetamine addiction can cause permanent brain damage or neurological damage. If a parent has an Amphetamine addiction there’s a possibility that the child will inherit the addiction.

The illegal drug i'm researching is ecstasy. X, E, or XTC, Adam, Beans, Candy, Dancing Shoes, Disco Biscuits, Doves, E-bomb, Egg Rolls, Happy Pill, Hug Drug, Love Drug, Malcolm (or Malcolm X), Molly, Scooby Snacks, Smartees, Sweets, Skittles, Thizz, Vitamin E or Vitamin X, Vowels are all examples of street names for ecstasy. Ecstasy is the common name given to the drug Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). It was accidently created by Mannish and Jacobsohn, two German Scientists working for Merk in 1912. It was believed to be used as a weight loss drug however it wasn't heavily marketed. The purpose of ecstasy is to make you feel happy and very excited. Also all problems you would have they would disappear like they were never there before.

A General Overview of Ecstasy 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, better known by its street name, ecstasy or molly, is a type of illegal, synthetic drug that is typically found in the form of pills, tablets, or a capsule. It is slowly becoming one of the most popular recreational drugs worldwide. Among the ages ranging from 18 to 25, about 25 percent of them have admitted they have used the drug at least once in their lifetime (Lesley, W. R. et al., 2007). These drugs are typically used at nightclubs and raves, but recently, due to its popularity, it can be more commonly found in homes for private usage as well. Ecstasy was extremely common during the 1980s and 1990s due to the rave counterculture that was introduced (Lesley, W. R. et al.,

Designer drugs is a new chemical substance that’s been designed to be chemically similar to a controlled substance. Some of the designer drugs that weren’t controlled are now classified as Schedule I substances under the controlled substances act as of 2012. Designer drugs consist of ecstasy, ketamine, GHB, rohypnol, LSD, and methamphetamine. Designer drugs date back all the way to 1803 with the the very first being morphine. In 1855, someone created cocaine by extracting the substance from a cocoa leaf. While the designer drugs are common and well known today, they were not researched or known about back then. The term “designer drugs” began being used in the early 1980s. The effects of designer drugs is dangerous. It can cause addiction,

It has been shown that individuals turn to drugs that elicit a mood or level of arousal consistent with their mode of dealing with stress. Those who deal with stress by confrontation choose drug stimulants. Those who withdrawal from stress chooses opiate drugs. Others who deal with stress through activities related to imagery or fantasy turn to hallucinogens. These differences between behavior and drug preference are thought to be biochemically driven.

As you may have heard in the news or read through the papers that there is a drug epidemic in the local area of the peel regain. In some ways they are correct, however they are being quiet over dramatic because there is a solution. But don’t get me wrong I’m not saying that it is the end of the world but there is much that could be improved on like more public awareness and the effects and symptoms of drugs and even the different types of drugs.

Psychotropic drugs are, according to medicine.net, are drugs affecting the central nervous system, that have the capability to affect one’s behavior, emotions, and the mind. Since these drugs affect the human mind and behavior, there is plenty or suspicion and controversy surrounding them, especially when it comes to prescribing them to adolescents between the ages of nine to seventeen years old. The prescription of mind altering drugs, to such a young, underdeveloped crowd, is a cause for concern due to the excessive amount of of pills these students popping and the effects they're having on their developing brains. Psychotropic medications are helpful in altering the minds of these victims of mental illnesses cope with their disorders; however, there needs to be restrictions made on the prescription of psychotropic drugs to children between the ages of 6-17 because: results are fairly inconsistent; mental illnesses are often misdiagnosed and incorrectly prescribed; and biases are presented

Throughout the history of the human species, we have been always wanted to know three basic questions: why we are here, where did we come from, and where do we go after this life? Whether we were created from an omnipotent being as in many religions, we happened by chance and made it to where we are through evolution, or maybe even something else. Whatever the case may be, humans have always been curious and wondered about our existence and consciousness. Along with these age old questions, also came the use of psychoactive drugs and other mind altering substances. In order to try to understand these questions, humans have experimented with drugs that alter their state of consciousness.