Drug is a sedative, stimulant and hallucinating entity. WHO defines drug as any chemical entity or group of entities other than those required for the maintenance of normal health, the adminis-tration of which alters the biological function and possible structure. There are various kinds of drugs like smelling, chewing, injecting and so on. Nowadays the drug has been abused. It has become a major causes of ruin of the modern generation. They are losing their valuable life due to drug addiction. Drug abuse is the harmful to the user and the society as well. According to the range of their effects, drugs are classified into three major divisions:
1 Depressants: The drug of this kind suppress the function of body especially those of brain and its parts. They make body reactions slow and dull. It includes narcotics, tranquilizers and alchol.
2 Stimulants: Such types of drugs enhances the temper of a person and reduce hunger. It includes cocine, nicotine and caffeine.
3 Hallucinogens: Drugs distorts reality, thinking and perception. Such drugs produce hallucinations. Marijuana is an example of such drug.
Some major drugs are introduced here:
# Heroin
e: It is also called smoke or brown sugar. It was used as the pain killer in the past but nowadays due to its missue it is legally banned. It causes Hepatitis, aids, Tetanus.# Opiates: Opiates are the medicine used for pain killing, to stop diarrhoea and cough. The addicts missue it.
# Codeine: It is generally the medicine of cough. It is legally banned in Nepal. It is made from the opiates.
# Buprenorpine: It is available in injection or tablet.# Cannabis: Cannabis is made from marijuana. There are 3 types found in Nepal.
The intake of drug includes it user to use in the next time. They cannot leave this habit. Such habit forming intake of drug is known as drug addiction. This is a great global problem. The young generation is much affected by drug addiction. Therefore, we should be far away fr
om such bad habit in our life.
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