There are different types of drugs which are commonly abused by all age group people. Drugs ranging from alcohol, amphetamine, cocaine, methamphetamine, opiates, Oxycodone, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, and THC, barbiturate, benzodiazepines, methadone, MDMA, nicotine and tri cyclic antidepressants are in the list of drug addictors.

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Drug addiction is the silent disease that has rooted up in almost every one’s life. Plenty of people are getting addicted to drugs and ruin their life. Most of the people are urged to get addicted for drugs to have pleasure. Habitual use of drugs will affect one’s life in different ways.

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Drug testing is used to detect the level of drug abused by an individual.  Techniques employed in the drug testing are immuno assay technique which is used in screening for presence of drugs and gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry in quantitative analyzes. In quantitative analyzes gas chromatography is performed first. This is one of the widespread confirmative test in chemical analyzes. (more…)

Sports person are more likely to abuse drug in order to mask the pain experienced during the play and practice. The pain experienced by the sports person during practice is intolerable and may act as barrier during play. Hence to overcome the pain sports person seeks drug abuse. Drug makes the pain insensitive to the player. It masks the central nervous system which responsible for the sensing the pain. Drugs like amphetamine, narcotic acts as a good pain reliever. Players make it as a habitual use which results in serious side effects.

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Amphetamines were discovered in the end of the 19^th century. But it was marketed for therapeutic use only by the beginning of the 20^th century when it was found that it is capable of dilating the air sacks in the lungs. It shows structural similarity to the intrinsic hormone adrenaline in our body and proves to be a boon for the people with respiratory distress especially asthma.

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Drugs have attracted every people of all age, races and society. One of the main factors for drug abuse is the society. Social factors have targeted mainly the adults. Since adolescence is the period where a individual feels the change in behavior, thinking and social levels. As the y come across the new environment in day to day life they become addicted to the drugs. At this age, they want to overcome the stress due to family members, change in their physical and mental health. This motivates the adults to become addicted to drugs and alcohols.

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Amphetamines are psychotropic drugs that act on the neuronal junctions increasing the levels of dopamine and thereby produce excitement. It can be taken orally either in the form of smoke or sniffed. On repeated usage of amphetamines, tolerance develops and it leads to the tendency of increasing the dose.

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Drug abuse also called substance abuse is a negative pattern of using some substance that leads to numerous health hazards. Teens are most attracted to substance abuse as a new trend. They either fall into this habit as they are easily attracted or due to the pressure given by their peers. In U.S., it is estimated about 3000 teens light up their first cigar each day. Alarming rate!

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