It is usually taken by mouth, injected into the skin, muscle, or blood vessel, or a cavity of the body. ... Some of the side effects are increases in heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, also decreased sleep, appetite, seizures, strokes, heart attacks, and even death. ... During the withdrawal phase these signs will appear, restlessness, drug craving, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes, and kicking movements. ...

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It causes the heart to beat faster and blood vessels to draw together (to constrict). ... Blood pressure increases, which can cause heart attacks or strokes. ... Some of the consequences of taking crack and cocaine include: Problems in the blood vessels, including heart attack, heart failure and irregular heart beat. ... They cause your heartbeat to slow down; blood vessels start relaxing and lowering blood pressure. ... The Impact on the Body Heavy marijuana smokers are prey to chest colds, bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma. ...

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Amyl Nitrate was discovered in 1857 and was used as a medicine for dilating blood cells. ... IMMEDIATE EFFECTS ON YOUR BODY *Fell very good and confident *Heart beats faster *Feel alert and energetic *Breathe faster *exited or agitated *Less hunger *talk a lot *Blood pressure rises *feel aggressive *Pupils expand *anxious or panicky *Faster movement *take more risks than usual *Difficult to sleep LARGE AMOUNTS *Headaches *Become pale *Feel dizzy *Fell very powerful *Shake *Become aggressive *Irregular breathing *Hear voices *Very fa...

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Survival of the fittest has always been the dictating law in nature. This has meant that those animals that were sick or maimed would eventually die out as they were less prepared to face those challenges that were presented to them in the wild. Following this principle, animals have evolved to be...

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Some less serious symptoms of withdrawal are restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, cold flashes, goose bumps, and uncontrollable leg movements. ... The sharing of injection equipment or fluids can cause users to contract severe blood-borne viruses, which they can then pass on to their sexual partners and children. ...

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Billie Holiday once said, "In this country, don't forget, a habit (addiction) is no damn private hell. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country, it's the worst kind of hell for those who love you." Although Holiday was not speaking directly about children, her words surely describe th...

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Definition The use of illicit or illegal drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. History of Drug Abuse Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C.; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. But not until the 19th cent. A.D. were the active substances in drugs extracted. ...

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You heart sinks and a cold feeling takes over because when you look closer your innocent angel is about to land on a used syringe. ... Syringe exchange program use can be an important component in reducing the spread of blood-borne infectious diseases among high-risk injection drug users....

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Some other side effects are general change in consciousness, increased appetite, slowness, tiredness, blood shot eyes, mouth dryness, interrupts linear memory, difficulty following a train of thought and short term memory loss. ...

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