Staying away from drugs is the most challenging task ever. It takes a great deal of determination to prevent any sought of substance abuse. It is neither achieved in one day nor through a single process. Staying away from substance abuse needs consideration of various factors which include mental, physical and environmental factors. Good understanding [...]

Drug abuse became a common health concern all across the globe. In spite of many restrictions on the availability of harmful drugs, both illicit and prescription, the number of drug abusers is found increasing. Among the harmful prescription drugs having widespread availability, benzodiazepines are considered as the foremost. Benzodiazepines are highly toxic and are available [...]

Cocaine is a highly addictive central nervous system stimulant. It is one of the most dangerous drugs which has a major impact on brain. Cocaine is associated with many health related risks including heart attack, respiratory failure, strokes, seizures, abdominal pain and nausea. In some cases, sudden death can occur on the first use of [...]

JWH-018 is an analgesic chemical, often described as a pain-killer from the naphthoylindole family, which acts on the cannabinoid receptors in the brain. In animals, it produces effects very similar to those of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive chemical in Marijuana. The substance is commonly known as ‘Spice’, ‘K2 drug’ and ‘Synthetic Marijuana’. Now-a-days it is [...]

Not all the drugs possess potential risks when abused for the first time. The impact of drugs on the brain of the abused makes the addicted more craving for frequent and high doses of the drug. It is then that the abused starts experiencing potentially harmful side effects of the drug. Drug abuse triggers some [...]