Street drugs can be very harmful to a body if they are not aware of the effects of what they are and what they can to do it. To show how street drugs can damage a body and why these drugs need to be off the street, children at young ages need to be taught what these different types of drugs are and the meanings of them. This should be taught throughout all schools including colleges because even college people are able to be under pressure and feel the need to try and find a way to keep up with their schooling. In the end it only hurts heir minds and could even worse end them up in much more trouble. Our goal would be to find a way to get these street drugs off the street.
There are so many bad street drugs out there that maybe just a little word to our children and friends will help keep him or her safe. Harry Jacob Aslinger, who helped make the United States Drug Policy from (1930-1962) (King, and McDonough, JR, 2001), was a part of developing the drug policy because he saw what morphine had done to his neighbor lady when he was a young child and it made a lifelong impression on him that made him want to do something about it.When he was old enough he went to college and worked for the railroads part- time. Even though he never graduated, in the 1920s, the Prohibition Amendment had made the importing, manufacture, or sale of alcoholic beverages illegal throughout the United States and its’ possessions other than what could be used for medical or sacramental purposes.
“The Volstead Act (1919) and the Harrison Act (1914), aimed respectively at enforcing Prohibition and controlling the distribution of narcotic drugs, were both tax measures, and hence came within the jurisdiction of the U. S. Treasury Department”. (King, and. McDonugh, JR, 2001)Some of the street drugs that can cause people to change the way they behave are “acid, angel dust, and vitamin K.
” (Leshner, 2007) All three of these can cause a person to change the way they think, behave and even communicate in a bad way sometimes if the drug reacts or is taken for long periods. There is a Hallucinogen called LSD that basically reacts just as it seems but can be very dangerous. It makes a person hallucinate and think frightening thoughts. “LSD also has long after affects that a person can have psychotic-like episodes and PCP and ketamine can cause respiratory depression, heart rate abnormalities, and withdrawal syndrome”. (Leshner, 2007) LSD is used more in night-clubs and raves.
Ketamine is odorless and tasteless and can be put into drinks without notice and cause amnesia. It can also be referred to as a “date rape” drug. (Leshner, 2007) Club drugs are also another problem happening in the world today. A few of these drugs are Ecstasy and Rohypnol. Ecstasy is also known as speed, which acts as a hallucinogen.
It makes your mind do tricks but gives you energy at the same time. That is why they use this drug in night-clubs and at all-night raves. This takes effect within thirty minutes and last six to twelve hours. However, it can cause death if the body emperature rises above 110, which it is known to do as well as raise your heart rate, change your breathing, and cause dehydration. Rohypnol is known at the “date rape” pill and is illegal in the United States.
People put it in drinks and it is tasteless and odorless so a person never knows they were given it. It makes you sleepy and works within twenty to thirty minutes. It also causes, “a condition called "retrograde amnesia," which means users cannot remember anything that happened after the drug took effect, even though they were conscious and capable of moving around”. (Club Drugs: Little Pills, Big Dangers)
