Escola E.B. 2,3 de S.

Lourenço - Ermesinde

Work made by :
-Ana Soares, nº4
-Andreia Brandão, nº7
-Daniela Paiva, nº10
-Joana Loureiro, nº13
A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance
that, when absorbed into the body of a
living organism, alters normal bodily
function. There is no single, precise
definition, as there are different meanings
in drug control law, government
regulations, medicine, and colloquial
usage.
The term drug involves the
analgesic drugs, hallucinogens
and tranquilizers in addition to
alcohol and volatile
substances.
Examples:
The nicotine (present in tobacco)
Nicotine is an organic compound,
and is the principal alkaloid of
tobacco. The nicotine is present
throughout the tobacco plant, but
mainly in the leaves,
corresponding to 5% by weight of
the plant.
The nicotine changes the way your
brain and your body work. The results
of this are somewhat paradoxical:
Nicotine can both stimulate the
relaxation as a smoker, depending on
how much and how often they smoke.
The opium
The opium is extracted from Papaver
Somniferum poppy that grows in the
Middle and Far East and more recently in
the United States. Are required, on
average, 3000 for plants and half a kilo of
opium.
The opium reduces work capacity
and causes physical impairment,
the drug is lazy and without
ambition, meager, weak, have no
sexual desire.
THC tetrahydrocannabinol (of cannabis)
Cannabis is the botanical genus of
some plants, the most famous is the
Cannabis sativa, from which it
produces hashish and marijuana.
Besides this, they are also known to
ruderal Cannabis and Cannabis
indica, the latter with much smaller
amounts of THC.
The consumption of cannabis can
trigger acute cerebral adverse
effects, including psychotic, in the
control of cognition and
psychomotor.
The methamphetamine
The methamphetamine (MA) is a
drug stimulating the central
nervous system very powerful
and highly addictive, whose
effects are felt at both central and
peripheral.
The effects of this drug are apparently
pleasant, such as the intense euphoria,
increased state of alert, self-esteem,
sexual appetite, the perception of
sensations and the intensification of
emotions. On the other hand, decreases
the appetite, fatigue and the need for
sleep.
There are some indications for
the MA, including narcolepsy,
attention deficit of hyperactive
children and in morbid obesity.
These drugs can be
absorbed in various ways:
by injection, inhalation, oral
or intravenous injection.
The drugs are classified
into three categories:
stimulants, depressants
and the disruptive
activities of mental ...
Stimulants
The stimulant drugs are the most
popular amphetamine, cocaine
and its derivatives.
Amphetamines can be swallowed,
inhaled or injected.
Its action lasts for about four
hours and the main effects are a
feeling of great strength and
initiative, excitement, euphoria
and insomnia. Soon, the body
becomes tolerant to the
substance, requiring ever larger
doses.
In the medium term, the drug may
produce tremors, restlessness,
dehydration of the mucosa
(mouth and nose above),
tachycardia, psychotic effects and
psychological dependence.
Depressants
Of all drugs depressants, the best
known are the alcohol, the
sleeping pils, heroin, morphine,
the tail of shoemaker, the
anxiolytic drugs and anti
depressants (barbiturates) and its
derivatives.
Disruptive
The drugs produce
disruptive changes in the
level of consciousness and
can lead to delusions and
hallucinations.
 Consequences of drug use
It affects the mind and memory;
Mental illness;
It damages the liver, pancreas, stomach,
nerves and other organs;
It is addictive and leads to alcoholism;
It often leads to prostitution to get
money.
… sometimes … death!!