Opiates: Narcotic drugs that alleviate pain and depress body functions and reactions.

Opiates Health Effects

Intravenous Opiates users have a high risk of contracting hepatitis or AIDS when sharing needles.

Increased pain tolerance. As a result, a person may more severely injure themselves and fail to seek medical attention as needed.

Opiates Narcotic effects are multiplied when combined with other depressants causing an increased risk for an overdose.

Because of tolerance, there is an ever increasing need for more. Strong mental and physical dependency occurs.

With increased tolerance and dependency combined, there is a serious financial burden for the Opiates user.

Opiates Workplace Issues

Side effect such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, mental clouding and drowsiness place the Opiates user at high risk for an accident.

Causes impairment of physical and mental functions.

Since the drug alleviates the sensation of fatigue, it may be abused to increase alertness during periods of overtime or failure to get rest.

With heavy use or increasing fatigue, the short-term mental or physical enhancement reverses and becomes an impairment.

Methamphetamine: short-term mental or physical enhancement?

Central nervous system stimulant that speeds up the mind and body.

Regular Amphetamines use causes strong psychological dependency and increased tolerance.

High Amphetamines doses may cause toxic psychosis resembling schizophrenia.

Amphetamines Intoxication may induce a heart attack or stroke due to increased blood pressure.

Amphetamines Chronic use may cause heart or brain damage due to severe constriction of capillary blood vessels.

Euphoric stimulation increases impulsive and risk taking behavior, including bizarre and violent acts.

Withdrawal may result in severe physical and mental depression.

How does amphetamine work?