What is a drug?
A drug is a chemical substance (natural
or synthetic) which when taken can change the physical
and mental function of the body.
What is drug abuse?
Drug abuse is the intake, application
or the use of a drug for the purpose it is...
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Cannabis
This plant material contains an extraordinary array of
psychoactive chemicals, the most active of which is tetrahydrocannabinol
or THC. Cannabis has both depressant and hallucinogenic
effects and also leads to dependence.
Alcohol
Just like other depressants, alcohol causes a degree
of drowsiness, sedation and disinhibition as well as loss
of behavioural control because of its depressant effect
on the brain.
Heroin
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