Dangerous Drugs You Need to Know
Here are some awfully dangerous drugs which include sleeping pills, sedatives, tranquilizers, and antidepressants that will cause many side effects particularly due to their adverse effect in suppressing central nervous and respiratory system, and they may also slow down bodily function and cause hallucinations. In short, these drugs are extremely dangerous as they may produce unwanted and unpredicted side effects.
This is a continual piece of my previous article entitled The scary things of drug addiction.
GHB
GHB or gamma hydroxybutyrate, normally appears in a liquid form, is an illegal drug that has neither color nor odor. It’s reported to be produced illegally in home basement labs and like Ecstasy, it’s designed specifically for those who go to “rave parties”, particularly among teens and young adults.
GHB is a popular illegal drug which is sometimes called “Cups”, “Georgia Home Boy”, “G” and “Liquid Ecstasy”, and it’s often used by most teens to achieve intense rush of happy feeling. When GHB is mixed with alcohol, it can be very deadly, even though it’s taken at low doses. It has known to cause side effects that may include decreased heart rate to the dangerous level, seizure, hallucination, puking, respiratory problem, and at high doses, GHB can cause coma or even stop breathing within 60 minutes.
Cough Syrup
Cough syrup is a legal drug that can cause sweating, hallucination, slurred speech, dizziness, insomnia, lethargy, high blood pressure (hypertension), and delusion when it’s taken in excess. The mixture of cough syrup with other drugs can result in heart problem, liver damage, increased blood pressure, brain damage, and central nervous system problem. It can also lead to death if it’s taken together with alcohol.
Antidepressants
Antidepressants refer to any drugs that are used to treat depression, and among them, Prozac, Remeron, Numbutal, Paxil, Zoloft, and Celexa are some of the commonly abused antidepressants. Antidepressants have proved to have caused side effects both in short-term (anxiety, insomnia, agitation, suicidal thoughts, aggression, tremors, hallucination, hostility, violent actions/ thoughts, confusion, nervousness, incoherent thoughts, paranoid reactions, psychosis, Akathisia/ a painful inner agitation, irritability, Mania) and in long-term (anxiety, headache, hallucination, Paranoia, irregular heartbeat, addiction).
Marijuana
Making from the mixture of the shredded seeds, stems, leaves and the flowers of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa L., Marijuana is the most commonly misused drug in the United States. It appears as gray, brown or green dried parsley to the naked eyes.
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Joe Dorish | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
These are dangerous drugs. TV Pitchman Billy Mays died recently of a heart attack at age 50 and had cocaine in his system.
Sourav | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
This is a very detailed article!
Goodselfme | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
Your wisdom and willingness to share this much needed info is very much appreciated. You composed this with truth and ease to follow. TX
Christine Ramsay | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
You have provided very detailed information which we may not be aware of. I have learned a lot from this article. Thank you.
Christine
Uma Shankari | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
You are really doing a great service by researching and publishing these information. Great job. And my sincere thanks and appreciation for your painstaking efforts.
Papa Sparks | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
Well-written and researched as always. You put so much work into these articles and it shows.
Hugo La Rosa | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
Thank you Chan. This is a very informative article. So many drugs,
and we need to know about them! Knowledge is power…
CA Johnson | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
You have done some pretty great research, Chan. It is very important to know how the drugs that we have to take affect our bodies. Thank you so much for sharing this important information with us.
Judy Sheldon | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
Chan, you have put so much work into this. You have included information I did not even receive in the many classes I took to work in the prison. People need to be informed about drugs to avoid drug abuse of themselves and their loved ones.
valli | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
Great and comprehensive read.
mystery61 | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
Excellent article, you provided a lot of information, good job!
monica55 | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
This excellent research has provided us with the facts we all need to know about the dangerous drugs, as well as their safe usage.
Monica.
PR Mace | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
Chan, you have outdone yourself with the article. Thank you for sharing this information on these drugs. Your research is without question and the article in itself is well presented. Good job!
Mrs. Heart | Sep 22, 2009 | Reply
I whole heartedly agree with everyone. This is a topper! It’s well researched and presented with great information for us health conscious adults to take seriously. Thanks for this thought provoking article. Job well done!
BC Doan | Sep 23, 2009 | Reply
Very informative and comprehensive, Chan..I rather go for alternative medicines before any of these..
Yovita Siswati | Sep 23, 2009 | Reply
Thanks. Very informative! I know marijuana is dangerous, but I never thought that cough syrup is dangerous too! Great comprehensive article!
Unofre Pili | Sep 23, 2009 | Reply
This is great. Thanks for having it detailed to us. “Liked It.”
Ruby Hawk | Sep 23, 2009 | Reply
people of all ages die from over doses every day. Your information is all we need to know about drugs. Well done,
Chris Stonecipher | Sep 23, 2009 | Reply
I have so many health issues. Reading your article reminds me to talk with my doctor before trying something new. with some of my medications, I even ask before taking a cold medicine. You have my like it and I dugg your article.
Melody SJAL | Sep 23, 2009 | Reply
This is such a well-researched and nicely presented piece, Chan. Great article.
deep blue | Sep 24, 2009 | Reply
A well researched work with expertise and patience really is worth the read. A very alarming reality in coping up with today’s fast changing trends eating up the lives of our youth and once youth gone old caught in the crack.
martinpm | Sep 25, 2009 | Reply
Man you have really worked hard for this, great article. would love to read your other articles.
Mr Ghaz | Sep 28, 2009 | Reply
Wow! ..This was great and absolutely amazing article concerning about the dangerous uses of drugs..very informative and helpful too. I’ve learned something new today and.. Loved the pictures..Well presented piece. Thanks for sharing this wonderful work..:)
Idazalee | Sep 28, 2009 | Reply
A great and well-researched article. very interesting read and useful infos about drugs abuse. A must read for teenage especially. Thanks Chan for sharing this fantastic stuff.:)
sensiway | Sep 29, 2009 | Reply
for the most part a very well written and informed piece. however, i would like to add my .02c.
cannabis is not a drug. neither is opium. cannabis is a plant, an herb is you will. it is no different than the Gingko Biloba, Macca Root, Valerian Root, or any other plant that is bottled and sold. what is different is the method of ingestion; smoked as opposed to swallowed. it is a flower, a beautiful one at that. if we could take cannabis out of the hands of drug dealers we would rather could, effectively remove the drugs from the streets. once the cannabis is off the streets all that is left is the higher level drugs such as heroine or ‘Hero’ in these streets.
lest we forget, even if we took drugs completely out of the streets there are plenty of legal highs. salvia divinorum, cans of Duster that people abuse, Nutmeg is a hallucinogenic and thats in the kitchen.
drugs will always be around. throughout history people enjoy beind in a state other than sobriety. who says Alcohol is the PROPER way to do that? cirrhosis of the liver, anger management issues, hangover’s, dehydration which could lead to death. you know what side effects cannabis has? none. no memory loss, its a lie. (trust me) no lack of motivation, nope; gateway drug- no way! do these things happen though, yes. all the time, certainly not. mostly it occurs with high school students who are trying to make their own way in life, to find their path. those intelligent enough always find their way. and recent statistics show that among those people who smoke cannabis and those that do not, those that do are paid a higher salary and, i assure you, live a much more steady, rounded and relaxed lifestyle.
chitragopi | Oct 1, 2009 | Reply
Thoroughly researched as usual. The persons reading this will never go for drugs.
fishfry aka Elizabeth Figueroa | Oct 1, 2009 | Reply
I knew there were many drug out there that are legal and illegal, and just simply put abused, you really did your homework with this awesome article.
Something to make the kids read and understand the dangers
Tx
Eunice Tan | Oct 2, 2009 | Reply
Precious informations. People should know this.
Darla Cooke | Oct 2, 2009 | Reply
A very well written and informative article. I had no idea that cough medicine could be so dangerous. Thanks for sharing this article with us.
David debroekert | Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
Incomplete, where is alcohol, methamphetamines, and nicotine? Very irresponsible not putting them in an article about dangerous drugs. They are our biggest problems today.
Nice try though, keep working on it.
Whose the idiot saying marijuana is not a drug? Anything psychoactive is considered a drug, but there are also drugs that are not, but they still are considered drugs.
Ginko Biloba is not a safe drug to use, do some research. It is not just another safe herb people use as a placebo, it is a drug that alters a person’s physiology. Some to an insignificant degree, and others more significantly.
CHAN LEE PENG | Oct 8, 2009 | Reply
To David debroekert,
I mentioned the word “SOME awfully dangerous drugs” in my heading “Here are some awfully dangerous drugs which include….”, and that means I don’t include many dangerous drugs here. Anyway, thanks for your input.
CutestPrincess | Oct 13, 2009 | Reply
This is a great article. I agree that people need to know more about how dangerous drugs really are.
Teresa Farmer | Oct 23, 2009 | Reply
A very informative article. One of the best I have read yet. Thanks for accepting my friendship.
pinkspoonbill | Nov 2, 2009 | Reply
Very interesting article. It is clear you have done the research, and have put in quite a bit of time. Very well written. As someone who has never experimented with illegal drugs, it is particularly interesting to see the pics, learn the street and pharmaceutical names and to read about the effects.
justforfacts | Dec 3, 2009 | Reply
Mr. Chan, I find this article useless, if not entirely then to a large extent.
Your research on many of the mentioned substances seems to be limited. Cannabis is not a drug, its what people like you who have incomplete knowledge of the subject make it to be. Cannabis can be consumed in different ways, smoking is not the only way it can be consumed. It is edible and if you can eat it then most of the so called smoker’s hazards are nullified. It is less addictive than tea, coffee or even chocolate. Its used as a medicinal herb as it has been used to treat depression and other mental disorders since a long time. Its just percpetions of people like you who dont have an open mind about things, people who are ignorant enough to trust the stereotypes being transferred from generations.
LSD is a psychoactive chemical which makes people hallucinate in a nutshell. I dont want to get in the details of the chemical processes involved after its consumption but id like you to know that it does not cause any kind of physical damage to the human being (both short term or long term). Till date there has’nt been even a single case of fatality because of its consumption. It has been used over time by artists, musicians and philosophers because of the spiritual experiences it can give. It is not addictive because your body gets tolerant towards the substance very rapidly, it wont effect you at all if you do it 4 times in a row. There is no physical dependence on the substance.
In conclusion id say that I am not preaching the consumption of drugs in any manner. Excess of anything is bad, you can die of water poisoning if you drink excess amounts of water. Does that mean you should stop drinking water or stop inhaling oxygen. You can probably argue by saying that these are essential needs of survival for any human being. Watching television for example, its what you call entertainment. What will happen if you watch it in excess? its harmful for your eyes, makes you dellusional, its like an addiction etc. etc. etc. We are humans we have a complex mind we are the only living creatures in the world who have the ability to reason.
In my opinion some of the experiences by consumption of cannabis or LSD have made people better human beings. Its like an artificial way of introspection for some. Abusing a chemical is entirely different. Articles like yours make stereotypes and generalizations in fragile minds of readers who want a true piece of relevant information.
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nepal | Dec 15, 2009 | Reply
i m really convinced with ur article its true but what about Marijuana its a natural weed i saw many people in nepal in village they use Marijuana as a cigg. they role in leaf an they smoke they are still healthy than us working harder still they are alive more than 80years this village they dont have hospital too but they are more strong than us?
Gr | Feb 20, 2010 | Reply
yeah the information mentioned above is an imp one and should be forwarded to everyone. Lets convey the message of support and love ‘ dont do drugs and you live a better life
Drugs kills!
hulupompom | May 20, 2010 | Reply
damn i think im going to stop smoking weed lol