Drugs There Are Several Major

Drugs There are several major concerns with general cocaine use which also appear as factors in the concern regard amphetamine usage as well. Both substances are proven to be addicting, and therefore this is one of the major causes for concern over their use. Although cocaine tends to have less physical signs of addiction, it still causes addiction related problems when the users stops, such as physiological problems and in some cases depression. Amphetamines are proven to have much more of a hold on their addicts.

Along with the problems associated with cocaine, these drugs also have powerful physical withdrawals, making it incredibly difficult for users to go clean. Another major concern for both of these drugs is the age of their users. Both cocaine and amphetamines have begun showing up in children younger and younger as the years pass by. These drugs are also heavily associated with college age students, used both as study aids and party enhancers.

Amphetamines such as Adderall and Dexedrine are commonly prescribed to those individuals who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, or ADHD. Typically prescribed to both children and adults with the disorder, these drugs, are used in order to calm the overactive and distracted mind encountered in patients with ADHD. This is direct contrast with the effect these drugs have on people without ADHD, which creates more hyper activity and over alertness, (Ksir, 2008).

When the mind is slowed down, those suffering from ADHD can retain their attention longer on necessary tasks, such as school work or whatever needs their direct and immediate attention. Therefore, they seem to take on an opposite role than their illegal usage. 1c. Recently in Western countries like the United States, many people have shown their concern regarding the belief that amphetamines are too easily handed out as a miracle fix for such disorders as ADHD.

These drugs are serious, extremely mood and mind altering, and can have serious effects on individual users. Yet, it is a common practice to prescribe these medications based on diagnosis of ADHD and similar disorders. Many people have the concern that we are encouraging the sedation of our children who suffer from ADHD. Rather than using more extensive psychological methods, or doing more research into alternatives beyond such drug use, many doctors still turn to these drugs as a quick fix for such disorders.

However, this does not guarantee any type of long-term success, for the second the individual stops taking them, the symptoms of their ADHD return. 1d. Cocaine is definitely not a drug which should be considered in any way for legalization in the United States. In order to get an idea of why this is fact, the process of legalization should be defined. The legalization of cocaine would mean that it would no longer be constituted as an illicit street drug.

It would be legalized for particular uses, such as in psychiatry or other medical fields. With this legalization, you would have to obtain some sort of prescription in order to use the drug. This would also mean the government could not only better regulate its use, but also tax it as well. However, cocaine does not show to have any significant medicinal uses. Despite its history in medicine in the past, newer and less dangerous drugs have since been created which serve as much better substitutes than cocaine itself.

The legalization of cocaine in any field would only make it easier to get, and therefore raise levels of illicit use. Cocaine should continue to be a fully illegal substance. 2a. Barbiturates and benzodiazepines are usually administered at first in smaller dosages. Whether their use is legal or illegal, users usually begin with smaller amounts due the heavy risk of overdose. Because they are sedatives, there is always an increased risk of overdose with really no way to help oneself.

These low doses eventually become less than what the user needs in order to maintain a certain level of intoxication. Therefore, the user then begins to slower bump up dosages in order to reach that previous level of intoxication. This then leads to higher and higher doses. Because this process takes so much time, the user may not even know he or she has become addicted to the substance. They may begin to exhibit physical and psychological signs of addiction before they even know there is any sort of problem.

Therefore this makes barbiturate and benzodiazepine addiction not only hard to diagnose, but also incredibly hard to treat as well. 2b. Barbiturates and benzodiazepines, and all sedative-hypnotic drugs for that matter, rely on the chemical GABA, or gamma aminobutyric acid, in order to produce the sedated affects of the drug. Once the GABA is bonded to these receptors, it ionizes the brain in order to lower functioning. This chemical bonds with receptors in the brain which then depress central nervous system functioning.

Barbiturates are then known to cause lethargy, sleepiness, and even anesthetic-like states. They were also previously used at one point as a prescribed sleep aid. However, these were later replaced with benzodiazepines which are now used to treat anxiety, insomnia, seizures and muscle spasms. 2c. There are several major concerns regarding the use and abuse of barbiturates and benzodiazepines. Because of their physical dependence shown in long-term users, many are extremely concerned with how long these.