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Effects of Heroin Abuse
Highly addictive, include pain, nausea, anxiety and cravings
Slows brain function and reduces pain and anxiety but leads to severe drowsiness and respiratory depression
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Increased crime rates due to addiction- driven behavior, social isolation, and economic hardship
It affects neurotransmitter release at synapses, disrupting normal brain communication and leading to dependency and cognitive impairment
Smoking
Damages the respiratory system, leading to bronchtis, emphysema, and reduced lung capacity
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Nicotine increases heart rate, blood pressure, and leads to addiction
Tar coats the lungs, causing damage and increasing cancer risk
Causes Lung cancer, heart diseasem stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Research shows a strong link between smoking and lung cancer, indicating carcinogens in tobacco smoke damage DNA and lead to mutations
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Use of hormones in sport
Testoseterone and Anabolic Steroids hormones are used to enhance muscle mass, strength, and endurance
Improvement in sporting performance as it boosts muscle protein synthesis, leading to faster recovery and increased performance.
Can cause liver damage, heart probelms, hormonal imbalances, aggression, and infertility
Stimulants
Speeds up the central nervous system to increase neural activity in the brain, increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure
Painkillers
Reduce or block the perception of pain, misuse can lead to severe addiction, overdose and respiratory depression
Performance enhance
Improve physical abilities, muscle growth and endurance with anabolic steroids. Can cause health issues like liver damage, heart disease, and hormonal imbalance
Depressants
Slow down brain functions and nevous system activity, causes relaxation, reduced anxiety, drowsiness, lead to impaired judgement, addiction
Hallucinogens
Alter perception, thoughts and feelings. Can cause hallucinations, altered reality and long-term psychological effets.