What do drugs do to a person?

I was just wondering what do drugs do to you. I know they're bad but what do they do? I don't do them or anything but I had a dream about my boyfriend and his friends doing them and it just got me thinking.

I personally like em but ya know what it was one of the worst mistakes in my life dont do them it is expensive and gives you a bad name

First let me say it takes an incredible individual to reach out and question about this subject.

here are some answers

Drug: Amphetamine Derivatives
Classification: Hallucinogen
CSA Schedule: Schedule I
Trade or Other Names: 2,5-DMA; STP; MDA; MDMA; Ecstasy; DOM; DOB
Medical Uses: None
Physical Dependence: Unknown
Psychological Dependence: Unknown
Tolerance: Yes
Duration (hours): Variable
Usual Method: Oral; Injected
Possible Effects: Illusions and hallucinations; Altered perception of time and distance
Effects of Overdose: Longer, more intense "trip" episodes; Psychosis; Possible death

Drug: Amphetamine/Methamphetamine
Classification: Stimulant
CSA Schedule: Schedule II
Trade or Other Names: Biphetamine; Desoxyn; Dexedrine; Obetrol; Ice
Medical Uses: Attention deficit disorder; Narcolepsy; Weight control
Physical Dependence: Possible
Psychological Dependence: High
Tolerance: Yes
Duration (hours): 2-4
Usual Method: Oral; Injected; Smoked
Possible Effects: Increased alertness; Excitation; Euphoria; Increased pulse rate & blood pressure; Insomnia; Loss of appetite
Effects of Overdose: Agitation; Increased body temperature; Hallucinations; Convulsions; Possible death
Withdrawal Syndrome: Apathy; Long periods of sleep; Irritability; Depression; Disorientation

Drug: Cocaine
Classification: Stimulant
CSA Schedule: Schedule II
Trade or Other Names: Coke; Flake; Snow; Crack (Cocaine is designated a narcotic under the CSA)
Medical Uses: Local anesthetic
Physical Dependence: Possible
Psychological Dependence: High
Tolerance: Yes
Duration (hours): 1-2
Usual Method: Sniffed; Smoked; Injected
Possible Effects: Increased alertness; Excitation; Euphoria; Increased pulse rate & blood pressure; Insomnia; Loss of appetite
Effects of Overdose: Agitation; Increased body temperature; Hallucinations; Convulsions; Possible death
Withdrawal Syndrome: Apathy; Long periods of sleep; Irritability; Depression; Disorientation

Drug: Codeine
Classification: Narcotic
CSA Schedule: Schedule II, III, V
Trade or Other Names: Tylenol w/Codeine; Empirin w/Codeine; Robitussin A-C; Fiorinal w/Codeine; APAP w/Codeine
Medical Uses: Analgesic; Antitussive
Physical Dependence: Moderate
Psychological Dependence: Moderate
Tolerance: Yes
Duration (hours): 3-6
Usual Method: Oral; Injected
Possible Effects: Euphoria; Drowsiness; Respiratory depression; Constricted pupils; Nausea
Effects of Overdose: Slow and shallow breathing; Clammy skin; Convulsions; Coma; Possible death
Withdrawal Syndrome: Watery eyes; Runny nose; Yawning; Loss of appetite; Irritability; Tremors; Panic; Cramps; Nausea; Chills & sweating

Drug: Heroin
Classification: Narcotic
CSA Schedule: Schedule I
Trade or Other Names: Diacetylmorphine; Horse; Smack
Medical Uses: None in United States; Analgesic; Antitussive
Physical Dependence: High
Psychological Dependence: High
Tolerance: Yes
Duration (hours): 3-6
Usual Method: Injected; Sniffed; Smoked
Possible Effects: Euphoria; Drowsiness; Respiratory depression; Constricted pupils; Nausea
Effects of Overdose: Slow and shallow breathing; Clammy skin; Convulsions; Coma; Possible death
Withdrawal Syndrome: Watery eyes; Runny nose; Yawning; Loss of appetite; Irritability; Tremors; Panic; Cramps; Nausea; Chills & sweating

Drug: Marijuana (Hashish/Hashish Oil)
Classification: Cannabis
CSA Schedule: Schedule I
Trade or Other Names: Pot; Acapulco Gold; Grass; Reefer; Sinsemilla; Thai sticks
Medical Uses: None
Physical Dependence: Unknown
Psychological Dependence: Moderate
Tolerance: Yes
Duration (hours): 2-4
Usual Method: Smoked; Oral
Possible Effects: Euphoria; Relaxed inhibitions; Increased appetite; Disorientation
Effects of Overdose: Fatigue; Paranoia; Possible psychosis
Withdrawal Syndrome: Occasional reports of insomnia; Hyperactivity; Decreased appetite

Drug: Phencyclidine & Analogs
Classification: Hallucinogen
CSA Schedule: Schedule I, II
Trade or Other Names: PCE; PCPy; TCP; PCP; Hog; Loveboat; Angel Dust
Medical Uses: None
Physical Dependence: Unknown
Psychological Dependence: High
Tolerance: Yes
Duration (hours): Days
Usual Method: Oral; Smoked
Possible Effects: Illusions and hallucinations; Altered perception of time and distance
Effects of Overdose: Longer, more intense "trip" episodes; Psychosis; Possible death

the dude that has the big list raed it

Your brain uses chemicals it makes on its own to tell your body what to do and how to perceive things. Drugs, either found in nature or man-made, are chemicals that mimic the chemicals your brain makes. These chemicals are called neurotransmitters. Basically, these neurotransmitters are responsible for making you feel different. It affects your attention, how excited you feel, and what you think about yourself. In order to just plain think or to even feel emotion, neurotransmitters are moving in your brain. Drugs mimic or alter the way those neurotransmitters work.

UC Berkeley provides free downloads of a class called "Drugs and the Brain." They're recordings of the actual classes that Berkeley students go to themselves. Check it out either at webcast.berkeley.edu, or through "iTunes U." You won't even have to register, just point and click. Then learn.

I can only tell you what coke did to me its different for all most every body with some shared feeling coke gave me a hell of a rush I felt like I could do anything. but in the the end it took 2 cars a truck a motorcycle wife 2 kids 3 houses from me and my health iam 39 and feel like iam 80 I have done coke for over 20 years and now iam a year clean and working on getting my family back. if you ask me leave it a lone. my god bless you and keep it from your path.

lol dont listen to what people tell u, its all misleading information
you need to do your own research and see for urself

These are some of the comments I have copied from a forum

-pharmaceuticals are known to kill more people than illegal drugs

-marijuana is the number 1 cash crop in the world
it serves as a natural medicine and has many other uses
thats why they prohibited it so big companies can make more profit
thanks to "bad journalism"

-can also help aids patients, aids diminishes appetite
have them smoke a joint and they regain their appetite counteracting the illness

-no one can die from smoking cannabis and has been no known deaths compared to everything else including alcohol, tobacco, etc..

I myself have asthma and smoking opens up my airways making it easier to breathe with no side effects
when medically legalized in my state I look foward to becoming a patient for prescription marijuana. 12 states have already legalized it along with other countries in the world and more following
my job is to educate people that are not aware of the plants uses

re-legalize!

-I did most of my research through websites, books, magazines, and the news
norml.org
high times magazine
etc..

- theres more to it than just getting high
and I believe legalizing it would make this a better world to live in

-God bless the whole crop!

- and for people that dont smoke, you dont need to smoke it to support it

-all the better reason for the government to legalize..
couple reasons why it should be legalized:
-will be removed from black market and stop empowering gang members
-medical reasons
-would be sold like alcohol, remember alcohol was once prohibited too (in stores away from children, have to be 21+)
-would be a law that you cant drive while intoxicated on weed
-prison population would lower (prisons are overcrowding with nonviolent offenders)
-keep patients from being convicted
-would provide millions of jobs for people
-would make us an independent country (fuel, etc.., debt free america)

people with an addiction (including hard drugs) shouldnt be thrown in jail, they need help
theres more people in jail with mental illnesses than there are in mental institutions

the list goes on

- the War on Drugs is a failure, its a war on its own people. policies need to be changed
we pay billions in taxpayers money to keep the war going and neither side is winning
thats just a waste of our tax money
I wonder what they do with all that money..
those greedy bastards just sell drugs back onto the street, you can even check urself on that
there was a time when there was a cia operation transporting drugs overseas into america
the government also provided Rick Ross with plenty of heroin to go around, course making money from it

the truth must be exposed, theyre dirty work must stop!

-Of course we can do something about it, we all just need to unite
screw the federal government
remember slavery?
if no one stood up im pretty sure it would still be going on
people were tortured, beaten, killed and thrown in jail but that didnt stop them standing up for their rights
eventually slavery was abolished
same with alcohol prohibition
eventually became re-legalized

- its like theres some kind of conspiracy going on
I sense the government is up to no good and trying to control us.
credit cards, money, and now they have chips that can be implanted in skin for uselful reasons but if in the wrong hands well were pretty much fuct
they hiding the truth from us
its dangerous to be right when the government is wrong
they got theyre privacy but we dont. they want to know everything were doing on our leisure time

get up stand up!

- marijuanas not anti-establishment because its illegal, its illegal because its anti-establishment

all facts stated have been double-checked and confirmed
want to learn more?
norml.org
americandrugwar.org
hightimes.com
lets all make this a better place to live in!