Brain killing drugs!
April 5th 2008 00:18
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Although people that do drugs believe that they are being benefitted with large amounts of pleasure, little do many of them know, their minds are being killed. Many drugs contain dopamine, which stimulates that pleasure that people get from doing drugs and drinking alcohol, causing them to continue to use the substances, even to the point of abuse.
Drugs and alcohol kill short term memory brain cells. Any new information learned is usually forgotten, except for certain things, however, a lot of the old memories are still stored in the brain.
Many may not believe this, but caffeine is also seen as a drug. There are pills that people can take, actual caffeine pills, and one can OD (overdose) on those pills. Alcohol is the most common drug, because it is an addictive, intoxicating substance. Taking in substances that are addictive can cause one’s dopamine level to drop below the norm, which means in order to get back to that level, they will be accustomed to needing a fix in order to function how they normally would before they became addicted to drugs. A person can be knocked below their normal dopamine level by taking in an abusing substance too often and to a higher peak each time. When the levels drop, they go back to their norm but drop below and have to take a dose of their substance in order to raise back to the normal level of dopamine in the brain. When a person has to have a substance, you can tell that they have abused the substance, however, this is not the only indicator.
Alcohol and other drugs cause problems with the cognitive memory and functioning skills, or motor and somatic sensory. Some side effects of certain drugs are:
-loss of short term memory
-short term memory not being able to make it into long term memory
-emotional breakdowns
-addiction
-a strong need for the substance instead of just a want
-paranoia
-shutting down certain areas of the brain
-serious medical conditions
-death
-liver problems
-brain damage
-and MANY other problems
Drugs and alcohol may give a person a large amount of pleasure when they use a substance, but abuse can cause major problems. Dopamine levels need to be balanced or the person may not function right, which may cause severe depression, also. There are many health problems and life problems that can be caused by using somethin just for a moment of pleasure. It’s not worth it at all, don’t kill your brain, live with a natural high.
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