Harmful Drugs

HARMFUL DRUGS By: AJ Carnes and Brandon Sisson

how much money drugs cost you

how people try to talk you into doing drugs

these days, drugs can be found everywhere, and it may seem like everyone's doing them. Lots of people are tempted by the excitement or escape that drugs seem to offer.

getting caught with drugs by cops

The three categories of drugs are Class A, Class B and Class C.

Class A drugs are drugs that have the most harmful effects. These drugs include heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and LSD.

Class B drugs include speed, cannabis, mephedrone and some amphetamines.

Class C drugs include ketamine, GHB, anabolic steroids and some tranquilizers.

The maximum sentences for possession of each class of drug are:up to seven years in prison or an unlimited fine (or both) for a Class A drugup to five years in prison or an unlimited fine (or both) for a Class B drugup to two years in prison or an unlimited fine (or both) for a Class C drug

CONSEQUENCES

Illegal drugs cost our society approximately $110 billion each year. The greatest cost of drug abuse is paid in human lives, either lost directly to overdose, or through drug abuse-related diseases such as tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases Stds, hepatitis, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Aids. Traffic accidents caused by alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers; street crime committed by addicts to support their addiction; and resources expended to apprehend, sentence, treat, and incarcerate drug abusers are the burdens borne by taxpayers year after year.

Side effects of drugs

Side effects include:• confusion • anxiety • paranoia • panic attacks • nausea • shaking • headache • psychotic behavior • hostile and aggressive behavior • violence, often for no apparent reason • periods of severe mental and emotional disturbance, and permanent

mental illness • permanent damage to brain, liver, kidneys and heart

how drugs effect the environment

marijuana is the most widely abused drug in the united States, derived from the plant Cannabis sativa. Like its friends, cocaine and heroin, marijuana is a plant and requires a good amount of land to grow and fulfill its consumption demand. When grown outdoors, marijuana plantations are responsible for sizable plots of deforestation, erosion, and pollution. For every eleven and a half plants, one and a half pounds of pesticides and fertilizers are used. In some cases, rat poisons are also spread around the plant to prevent pests from eating them.When grown indoors, huge amounts of energy are used for lighting, watering, and maintaining the ideal temperature for the plants to flourish.

How drugs effect your body

drugs are chemicals. Different drugs, because of their chemical structures, can effect the body in different ways. In fact, some drugs can even change a person's body and brain in ways that last long after the person has stopped taking drugs, maybe even permanently.

depending on the drug, it can enter the human body in a number of ways, including injection, inhalation, and ingestion. The method of how it enters the body impacts on how the drug affects the person. For example, injection takes the drug directly into the blood stream, providing more immediate effects. while ingestion requires the drug to pass through the digestive system, delaying the effects.

How many people die from drugs a year

Drug abuse kills about 200,000 people world wide each year according to a new united states report. Global treatment for drug abuse would cost 250 billion per year if everyone who needed help received proper care, according to the united states.

Fewer than one in five people who need treatment actually receive it, according to the Associated Press. Crimes committed by people who need money to finance their drug habit, as well as lose of productivity, add tremendous costs for many countries, the report notes.

How to get off drugs

conquering an addiction requires a huge commitment, and discovering how to get sober is the first logical step in the process. Once an addict acknowledges that there's a problem and begins getting sober, there are many options available to smooth the path to addiction recover.

weather a user has been addicted for a short time or has spent years fighting the urge to drink alcohol or do drugs, getting sober is still possible when an addict takes the following steps:

commit to stop using the substance that's causing an issue set long-term and short-term goals that aren't overwhelming develop a plan of treatment find a support network plan to live a life free of substance abuse