Monday, November 1, 2010
Psychology Paper
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From the website www.answers.com it defines Heroin as “a white, odorless, bitter crystalline compound that is derived from morphine and is a highly addictive opiate.” Heroin is a narcotic and an illegal drug that is typically injected or snorted, but can also be smoked. In an article on www.nida.nih.gov it states that all three methods of using heroin can lead to addiction and other severe health problems.
ReplyDeleteAlso, in that article it tells me the affects and sensations of using heroin. It says that after injecting heroin into your body, you start to feel a ‘rush’, your mouth becomes very dry, your body becomes heavy, you start to feel drowsy and your brain gets cloudy making it hard to function. So, people who use heroin regularly will start to build up a tolerance to the drug as with any drug that is used on a daily basis. Meaning that the user will need to consume more heroin to experience that “high” they are trying to achieve.
Heroin is so addictive to its users because, when it enters the blood stream, it goes straight up to the brain. Once the drug arrives in the brain it starts to take over, somewhat like it controls you. At www.michaelshouse.com it states that heroin takes over the part of the brain that is responsible for physical dependency and sensation of reward to the body. So after time heroin can “trick” the mind to stop producing rewards for the body. So the user will not experience good feelings or pleasure unless the drug is present in their body.
After using heroin for so long your body thinks that you need the drug to live. Users feel like there body is shutting down without the drug. The symptoms of withdrawal from heroin include: stomach cramps, runny nose, tearing eyes, diarrhea, and bones ache, headaches, vomiting, hot and cold sweats, hallucinations, high blood pressure and high heart rate. That’s why an addict looks for more heroin so they don’t have to keep reliving “death” as the users might compare it to.
The drug eventually starts to control of every aspect of your life. It can start to control your life, your job and your relationships. It can get very devastating.
www.answers.com/topic/heroin
www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/heroin.html
www.michaelshouse.com
According to Wikipedia MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, Its street names are Adam, XTC, hug, beans, and love drug to name a few is an entactogenic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine families. Ecstasy is a euphoria-inducing stimulant and hallucinogen. Taken in pill form, it has a chemical relationship to the psychedelic drug mescaline. Developed in 1913 as an appetite suppressant, the drug was not originally approved for release. In the 1950s and '60s, it was used in psychotherapy. The drug was known to increase the production of the neurotransmitter serotonin and blocks its reabsorption in the brain; it also increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Stimulation of the central nervous system gives users feelings of increased energy and lowers social inhibitions. In the 1980s, parties and dances that featured Ecstasy use known as “Raves” was extremely popular. Despite the fact it was ban in the U.S. and the rest of the world, the drug retained a huge following. The most common effects reported by users include a strong sense of inner peace and self confidence. Some have feelings of empathy, compassion, intimacy, and love for others. Most people have increased energy, awareness, and drive. Ecstasy usually diminished anger, anxiety, jealousy, hostility, and insecurity. The most common side effects of ecstasy were difficulty concentrating, jaw clenching, grinding teeth during sleep, lack of appetite, and dry mouth. Ecstasy causes after effects both psychological and physiological. Some psychological effects are anxiety, depression, paranoia, irritability, fatigue, drive, and a sense of closeness to others. Some Physiological effects are dizziness, vertigo, loss of appetite, constipation, insomnia, aches and pains, exhaustion, and jaw soreness. As we know any drug-use can lead to social and emotional problems and affect a person’s relationships with family and friends. When a person is under the influence of the drugs, changes can occur in their behavior depending on how they feel, which could lead to problems with friends or family members.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_%28drug%29#Polysubstance_use