Sunday, July 10, 2011

Know About the Psychological Effects of Club Drugs

Most of the cases suffering from some psychological problems are due to drug abuse. This reflects the severe effects of drugs on ones mental state. It is only for few moments that the drug addicts will feel happy and excited when they consume drugs. But the later stage is like hell for them. Again in order to get rid of the later affects they tend to have some more drugs which results in complete drug dependence and drug addiction. Each and every drug shows its adverse effects on the mental state of the abuser in a different way. If the drugs are taken in combination to alcohol or other harmful drugs the condition is even worst. Let us see the effects of different drugs.

Ecstasy- This drug can be injected, snored, smoked, or ingested. The intensity of mental effects are high in all the cases. The effects of this drug lasts from 45 minutes to 8 hours depending upon so many factors. Psychological effects may last up to weeks after drug use. They include confusion, depression, drug craving, anxiety and sleep problems.

Ketamine- This drug is in liquid form and can be taken by mixing with any liquids or can be added to smokable material. Higher doses of ketamine results in hallucination and other side effects include, lack of coordination, sense of vulnerability, aggressive and violent behavior, which finally results in tremendous psychological dependence.

Rohypnol- This drug is usually taken orally or the powdered form can be snorted. Because of its tasteless and odorless quality, it easily slips in to any drink. Higher doses can cause loss of consciousness, memory loss and dizziness.

The regular intake of these drugs leads to dependance and a stage of craving for things. Future effects of these drugs are highly dangerous which makes a person depressed, stressful and even raises the thoughts of committing suicides.

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