How Drugs Effect the Body
Different drugs affect the body in different ways. And long term health problems vary from drug to drug. Cocaine damages the heart, blood vessels, lungs and brain while ecstasy damages the heart, jaw, stomach and brain. Though some of the parts of the body are the same, the damage can be different. Methamphetamine increases heart rate and blood pressure, causes irregular heartbeat, decreases appetite often to the point of anorexia and causes problems with breathing, to name a few issues.
Heroin severely slows breathing and heart rate, often to the point of death. It is extremely addictive and can lead to fatal overdose and miscarriage. In addition to the possible health effects, heroin users often share needles which spreads hepatitis and HIV. People that are addicted and use often have collapsed veins and infections in the lining of the heart, among other things.
There is no safe way to use illegal drugs and even non-synthetic drugs such as marijuana are addictive. When someone starts to abuse, becomes dependent on or addicted to any substance, long term drug treatment is necessary for a recovery.
Related Posts
How Drugs Affect the BodyHow Do Genetics Affect Alcoholic Tendencies?
When celebrities say, I do not understand drug rehab, do we listen?
December 12th, 2008 at 6:54 am
HI
November 12th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Do not ever take any type of drug it can affect the body in all sorts of ways and the first time you ever try it you are most likely to die
November 23rd, 2009 at 3:55 pm
you’re not most likely to die, you’re most likely to get hooked on the drug. you may die over time depending on what type of drug or how heavily/often you take it, but you’re not going to die just because you are a neophyte to drugs.
March 14th, 2010 at 9:03 am
i this helped me a lot on my extra credit project thanks again
May 5th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Thank you
I mean 
May 5th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
I am Kyle I Like adhil