Drugs and Alcohol Abuse

At 0.6% alcohol in blood, one gets the feeling of relaxation and warmth.

Alcohol is converted into heat and energy in the liver.

Psilocyabin is a hallucinogen and causes pleasant or unpleasant illusions.

When a user becomes dependent on the drug for alleviating a physical problem or condition, he is he called as a functional addict.

In medical practice, alcohol is used as a tranquiliser, sleep inducer and appetite stimulant.

Benzodiazopines are used both as antianxietics and sedatives

Amphetamines are stimulants that are used by students cramming for examination to keep them awake for long hours.

Cocaine is a powerful stimulant for brain if used in a moderate amount.

Cannabis sativa is used to obtain marihuana, which is further used to obtain charas, ganja and hashish.

LSD is the most dangerous hallucinogen. Being colorless, tasteless and odorless, it can be incorporated illegally into food items and gums of stamps and envelopes to commit crimes.

Hashish is available as brown powder.

Tranquilisers are used to treat emotional disorders and muscle relaxants.

Claviceps purpurea produces LSD.

Cocaine is not a inhalant.

Caffeine is a commonly found addictive in tea. It is a stimulant.