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• Drugs can affect any organ of the body.
• There are drugs that may interfere with the brain's normal communication system, these are called psychoactive substances.
• Psychoactive substances may either imitate natural chemical messengers involved in relaying signals in the brain or overstimulate or inhibit certain parts of the brain.
• The term addiction was previously used to signify severe problems associated with substance use.
• The most recent criteria for substance use disorders dropped the term addiction because substance use disorders have a wide range of symptoms, from mild to severe.
• The term addiction also has a negative connotation.
• The terms drug abuse, drug misuse, and drug dependence are no longer used because of the stigma associated with them.
• The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 is the reference most used by doctors worldwide in classifying mental disorders.
• Substance use disorders are a group of disorders characterized by mental, behavioral, and bodily symptoms that result from a person's continued use of a substance despite it causing significant substance-related problems.
• An example of a substance use disorder is an alcoholic, who drinks every day despite the intense desire to quit drinking.
• Substance-induced disorders are disorders or symptoms that can be traced to the intake of a particular substance.
• Intoxication is a substance-specific syndrome which includes body and behavioral changes that are observed due to the recent intake of a substance or drug.
• Withdrawal is a substance-specific syndrome which includes body and behavioral changes that are observed due to stopping or reduction of heavy and prolonged substance use.
• Substance users are not automatically useless or violent members of the society who commit crimes, as commonly depicted in the media.
• Psychoactive drugs or substances are used by people depending on what effects the substances produce on the body.
• People who want to stay alert may take stimulants while those who are depressed may take substances that will induce sleep.
• Hallucinogens are substances that cause hallucinations such as hearing and seeing things that are nonexistent.
• Lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD is another hallucinogen that gained popularity as a recreational drug in the 1960s.
• People use drugs to improve their appearance and feel good.
• Certain drugs of abuse produce euphoria, a high sensation of feeling good and extremely relaxed.
• Drugs affect brain processes.
• Depressant Drugs are commonly prescribed by doctors to help certain people to be less angry, less stressed or tensed.
• Narcotics are drugs used in medicine to relieve pain and induce sleep.
• Methamphetamine affects the brain by inducing the production of more dopamine, which is the chemical signal for the reward and pleasure centers of the brain.
• These medications may be given prior to giving general anesthesia to a person undergoing a surgical procedure.
• The liquid form that emits gas, commonly known as poppers, has been used as a recreational drug during sexual intercourse.
• Sedatives or anxiolytics are given to induce sleep.
• Cocaine has powerful pain relief effects.
• People who use substances can look much older than their actual age.
• Inhalants are substances in gas form that can be inhaled to exert effects on the body or the brain.
• The best examples of narcotics are opioids.
• Stimulants are substances that increase the alertness and physical strength of a person.
• Rubber cement, popularly known as rugby, is a type of product sealant which produces a volatile product with a distinct smell.
• Rubber cement is commonly inhaled as a recreational drug by poverty-stricken children in the streets.
• Methamphetamine, commonly known as shabu, is a stimulant that commonly comes as a white powder.
• Depressant Drugs slow down a person’s central nervous system (CNS) that includes the brain, spinal cord and nerves.
• MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, is a drug commonly used by people in rave parties.
• Marijuana is a mind-altering drug that is derived from the dried leaves of the plant Cannabis sativa.
• Depressant Drugs relax muscles and nerves.
• Nitrites were formerly used to decrease the blood pressure of people with hypertension.