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Drug abuse affects the brain psychologically. Those who use drugs may not know how it affects them. Most abused drugs have chemicals that affect brain activity, these are called psychoactive drugs. Psychoactive drugs cause a pleasurable feeling that causes users to want to repeat. This feeling can lead to addiction and is the reason why drugs can easily be abused.

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Barbiturates is a depressant drug that relaxes someone when given in small doses. Barbiturates are sedative-hypnotics and in larger doses, can cause sleep. Although, it is rarely prescribed as they have a high potential of being abused. Barbiturates may also be known as downers, yellow jackets, rainbows, tootsies, and has many other street names. Barbiturates are usually swallowed as pills but can be injected. Relaxation, sedation, and reduced anxiety are some short term effects but the long term effects are more dangerous. The long term effects include heart failure, heavy sedation, delirium, coma, confusion, sleepiness, and irritability.

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Cocaine is a powerful stimulant that is highly addictive. The many street names of cocaine include flake, powder, white, line, and many more. Cocaine can be sniffed, smoked, or injected. Cocaine is addictive because it does not last long and its effects wear off so users will want larger amounts. Short term effects include feelings of euphoria, panic, anxiety, paranoia, and restlessness. The long term effects of cocaine are depression, weight loss, seizures, liver damage, and cardiovascular failure.

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Phencyclidine or PCP for short, is a hallucinogen. It was originally used as a painkiller or anesthetic for large animals but is now illegally available. It is sniffed, smoked, eaten, or injected. Its street names are angel dust, boat, supergrass, tic tac, and shermans. PCP short term effects are numbness, slurred speech, relaxation, and problems concentrating. Long term effects are breathing problems, delusions, anxiety, panic, see and hearing things that are not there.

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Marijuana is the leaves or stems of the hemp plant. It is also called weed, pot, reefer, dope, herb, and grass on the streets. Marijuana is smoked in a pipe or can be eaten with food. It is often the gateway to other drugs and causes people to seek other drugs after using marijuana. But, the short term effects include panic, strange behavior, problems with coordination, short term memory, and altered senses. The long term effects are a decline in IQ, hallucinations, paranoia, and symptoms of schizophrenia.

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Ecstasy is a club drug that a mix of different other chemicals. It is a stimulant and hallucinogen drug. It is also known as E, scooby snacks, X, XTC, roll, and beans. It is often used at clubs and is dangerous as it is synthetic, meaning it is man made and its contents are made of dangerous and unknown substances. The short term effects include distorted perception of time, elevated alertness, increased energy, sweating, increased heart rate, chills, nausea, increased blood pressure, and a state of euphoria. Longer term effects are brain damage, kidney failure, depression, anxiety, memory loss, high blood pressure, panic attacks, and seizures.