Drugs abuse

DRUGS have helped many people with health problems. DRUGS have also alarmed many people because of its damaging effects both to the mind and body, causing malady in the system and ruining relationship with the other people. DRUGS can really dangerous. they can be cause of accident and death.

Many people abuse and addict on drugs, one of the dangerous drug is cocaine. Cocaine is an example of stimulant extracted from coca leaf. it has a bitter taste, white and crystal shape. it originate from Peru and Bolivia. This drugs was first abused in the year 1980. The effect of Cocaine is similar to those of the amphetamine drugs which stimulate the action of the central nervous system. For the field of medicine, this known to be best as an anesthetic for major operation. The effect is based purely on dosage and the duration of its use.

Repeated use of cocaine leads to its abuse. Th user eventually becomes an addict and he will encounter psychological problems related to drug dependency. A cocaine abused can cause crime and other anti-social acts, social changes in dressing up, indifferent to others, frequent absences, and the tendency to suicide. to a pregnant mother, the effect is also traumatic. it can cause abortion or defective birth.

The Narcotics is also kind of a drugs abuse. Narcotics are drugs which relieve pain and produce profound sleep or narcosis; sometimes its called opiates.Medically they are used as potent painkillers, cough depressant and as active components of anti diarrhea preparations. this drug has a high potential for abuse.
narcotics include opium and its derivatives such as morphine, heroin, and codeine, Demerol, methadone, and other synthetic chemicals which have morphine-like action.


We have an agencies responsible  for the treatment and rehabilitation of Drugs Dependents.  DARN (Drug abuse rehabilitation networks) provides comprehensive rehabilitation program: integrated medical, psychological, occupational, and spiritual service. CANU (constabulary anti-narcotics unit), NBI(national bureau of investigation), NFPI (narcotic foundation of the Philippines; Inc)