Chapter
Types of Drugs
From HE A LTH EDUC A TION H E A L T H 1 0 0 V E R S I O N 3 by Sambif
Concepts
- Drug Abuse
"Drug abuse is a serious public health problem that affects almost every community and family in some way. Each year drug abuse results in around 40 million serious illnesses or injuries among people
- Club Drugs
"The term club drug refers to a wide variety of dangerous drugs. These drugs are often used by young adults at all-night dance parties, dance clubs, and bars. They include methylenedioxymethamphetamin
- Methamphetamine
"Methamphetamine is a very addictive stimulant drug. It can be smoked, injected, inhaled, or taken by mouth. It has many street names, such as speed, meth, and chalk. Methamphetamine hydrochloride, th
- Anabolic Steroids
"Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are synthetically produced variants of the naturally occurring male sex hormone testosterone. “Anabolic” refers to muscle-building, and “androgenic” refers to incre