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 Club drug safety needed
Covington County has more than its fair share of illegal drug use and abuse, which ...
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Meth tightens toxic grip on girls
Sitting in a circle in a basement classroom at the Turning Point girls' residence, five ...
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ECSTASY DEPLETES BRAIN OF MOOD CHEMICAL
Using the recreational drug Ecstasy reduces the amount of a brain chemical that controls mood, ...
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Ecstasy side effects 'not minor'
The effects of the drug ecstasy cannot be dismissed as minor, according to an intensive ...
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Italy's Docs Failing to Report Adverse Drug Side Effects
FLORENCE (Reuters Health) - Many Italian doctors are not reporting on adverse reactions in patients, ...
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OxyContin's deadly side effects
Health professionals warn Western Michigan University students about the dangers of a new drug that's ...
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Mother of two withdrawals from meth in jail cell
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. - The physical withdrawal from methamphetamine wasn't so bad. It was knowing what ...
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Panhandle woman gets 10 years for hubby's honeymoon drug death
SHALIMAR -- A bride has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the honeymoon ...
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Drug Facts
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Cocaine's immediate physical effects include raised breathing rate, raised blood pressure and body temperature, and dilated pupils.
One of the most detrimental side effectst of heroin, is heroin addiction itself.
The researchers found that the nerve cells (neurons) damaged by ecstasy are those that use the chemical serotonin to communicate with other neurons.
Once they are addicted, the heroin abusers' primary purpose in life becomes seeking and using heroin. Heroin literally changes their brains.
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Demerol
Side Effects 
Demerol
is a narcotic analgesic with effects similar to morphine; the most prominent
of these involve the central nervous system and organs composed of smooth muscle.
When prescribed it is used for relief of moderate to severe pain.
Demerol is addictive. When the user repeatedly uses Demerol they build a tolerance
to the drug and this creates both a mental and physical addiction. An allergic
reaction to Demerol includes such side effects as: pruritus, urticaria, other
skin rashes.
Demerol side effects include
but are not limited to:
- lightheadedness
- dizziness
- sedation
- nausea
- vomiting
- sweating
- respiratory depression
- circulatory depression
- respiratory arrest
- shock
- cardiac arrest
- euphoria
- dysphoria
- weakness
- headache
- agitation
- tremor
- uncoordinated muscle
movements
- severe convulsions
- transient hallucinations
and disorientation
- visual disturbances
- dry mouth
- constipation
- biliary tract spasm
- flushing of the face
- tachycardia
- bradycardia
- palpitation
- hypotension
- urinary retention
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