Drugs and Users

Early History of Drugs

       Around 2000 BC in Samaria known Sari Bunga Opium or later known Opium (papavor somniferitum). This flower thrives in highland areas above 500 meters altitude above sea level. The distribution is then grown into India, China and other Asian regions. China became a very fertile place in the spread of opium (made possible because of climate and land conditions.) Entering the XVII century, opium has become a national issue for China, even in the nineteenth century the opium war where the British finally conquered China should allow Hong Kong.

       In 1806 a doctor from the Westphalian named Friedrich Wilhelim Sertuner find modifications opium mixed ammonia and became known as the Morphin (named after the Greek god of dreams named Morphius).

When civil war broke out in 1856 in the United States, very popular Morphin used for pain relief for soldiers injured. Most soldiers who used it "addictive" and called the "army disease".

       In 1874 a chemist named Albert Wright of London, boil the liquid Morphin with anhydrous acid (sour liquid that is in a kind of fungus). This mixture brings effects when tested on a dog, namely: the dog lies down, terrified, sleepiness, and vomiting. But in 1898 the Bayer pharmaceutical factory producing the drug by the name of Heroin, as the official drug painkiller (pain killer).

       Year 1960 - 1970's there are centers of the world with the spread of opium production of 700 thousand tons per year located in the Golden Triangle area of Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos. Also in the Golden Crescent region of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan until toward Africa and the Americas.

       There are other variants besides Morphin namely cocaine and heroin (ery throxylor coca) comes from the coca plant that grows in Peru and Bolivia. Typically used to treat asthma and tuberculosis.

In the late 1970s, when the pressure of human life is increasing and technology is increasingly supporting the specific mixtures diberilah for opium can be used in the form of medicines.

Drugs

       Stands for Narcotics Drugs and Drug / hazardous materials. Besides drugs, another term that was introduced in particular by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia is a drug which stands for Narcotics, Psychotropic and Addictive Substance.

       The term drug or drug refers to a group of substances that generally have a risk of addiction for its users. According to health experts, is actually a psychotropic drug that can be used to anesthetize the patient while trying dioprasi or as drugs for certain diseases. However the perception now is often abused due to the use of a dose outside the boundary.

The Spread of Drugs

       Until now the spread of drugs is almost never can be prevented. Given the almost entire population of the world can easily get drugs from rogue elements who are not responsible. For example, from drug dealers who like to look for user containers in area schools, discos, brothels, clubs and venues genk. Of course this can make parents, community organizations, and governments worried about the spread of drug abuse that is too widespread. The eradication effort had been frequently done but still less likely to stay away from drugs than among adolescents and adults, even elementary school kids have a lot to terjarumus drugs.

Effects of Drugs

1.  Halusiogen, the effects of drugs that can cause someone to hallucinate when consumed in small doses. Examples: cocaine and LTD.
2.  Stimulants, effects that could result in the work of organs like the heart and brain to work more quickly than usual so that the user tends to result in more marasa energetic, happy, and happy for a while.
3.  Addictive, the same is found in cigarettes that make users addicted, but that does not mean that the same effects with drugs. In this case the drug resulted in one tends to be passive because the drug indirectly decide the nerves in the brain. For example, marijuana, heroin or any putaw. If too long in drug addiction then gradually in the body organs will be damaged, and when it exceeds the dose then the user will be overdosed and eventually death.

Types of Drugs

•   Putaw
•   Heroin
•   Morphin
•   LSD
•   MTD
•   Cocaine
•   Marijuana

Symptoms of Excessive Use of Drugs

    1. Opiate (heroin, morphin, ganja)
      >Feelings of love and happiness
      >Indifference (apathy)
      >Lazy move
      >Drowsiness
      >Nausea
      >Talk lisp
      >Pupils shrink (dilated if an overdose)
      >Impaired attention / memory

    2. Marijuana
      >Sense of happy and unhappy
      >Relax and weak
      >Indifferent
      >Red eyes
      >Increased appetite
      >Dry Mouth
      >Lack of self control
      >Frequent yawning / sleepy
      >Lack of concentration
      >Depression

    3. Amphetamine (crystal meth, ecstasy)
      >Vigilance increases
      >Easy to anger
      >Passionate
      >Sense of happy, happy
      >pupils dilated eye
      >The pulse rate and blood pressure increase
      >Loss of appetite

    4. Cocaine
      >Increased heart rate
      >Fidget (psychomotor agitation)
      >Sense of excessive joy (euphoria)
      >Increased sense of self esteem
      >Many talk

    5. Alcohol
      >Talk lisp
      >Road stagger
      >Face redness
      >Many talk
      >Easy to anger
      >Impaired concentration of attention / concentration
      >Bad breath alcohol

    6. Benzodiazepines (pill nipam, BK, mogadon)
      >Talk lisp
      >Road stagger
      >Face redness
      >Many talk
      >Easy to anger
      >Impaired recollection

Possible Signs of Drug Abuse

1) Physical

- Weight loss dropped dramatically

- The eyes appear sunken and red, pale face, and lips blackish

- There are bitik-red spots like mosquito bites and there are signs of incision scars. Scratches and discoloration of skin at the injection site

- Heart palpitations

- Dispose of water and small substandard

- Constipation or stomach pain for no apparent reason

- Removing excessive perspiration

- Experiencing headache

- Pupil (eye bead) widened

- increased blood pressure

- Sweating / chill

- Nausea / vomiting

- Bleeding the blood brain

- Blockage of blood vessels

- nystagmus horizontal / eyes move uncontrollably

- Removing excessive tears

- Distonia (stiffness of neck muscles)

2) Emotion

- Highly sensitive and fast bored

- When reprimanded or scolded, will show of defiance

- Emotions out of control and often spoke harshly to the people around him

- Appetite irregular

- Awareness increased to irritability and fights

3) Conduct

- lazy and often forget the responsibility

- Showing indifference and away from family

- is often met with persons unknown family, left without saying good-bye and go home after midnight

- Like to steal money at home, school or place of work. Often pawn the goods at home as well as his valuables missing a lot

- Always running out of money

- It's time often spent in the bedroom, bathroom / toilet, cellar, dark rooms, or other quiet areas

- The fear of the water. If exposed it will feel pain - so lazy bath

- Frequent coughs and colds prolonged, symptoms usually occur at the time of "withdrawal"

- Her attitude tends to be manipulative and suddenly looked sweet when there wants. Like when need money to buy drugs

- Often lied and broken a promise with a variety of reasons

- Frequent yawning

- Frequently mengalani nightmare

- Seizures (withdrawal time)

- Psychosis

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