- CANNABIS comes from a plant grown throughout the world. It is a Class B drug with a maximum sentence of five years for possession.
Used as a relaxant, short term effects include hunger, laziness, memory loss and anxiety. There is virtually no danger of overdosing but it can bring out psychological problems.
A long-term user may struggle at work or at school and there is some evidence that it causes cancer.
- AMPHETAMINE is commonly known as speed because it gives users energy. It is a synthetic drug mainly produced in Europe. It gives confidence, increased activity, dilated pupils and possibly panic attacks. The 'come down' can lead to sleeplessness and depression.
Long term users become psychologically dependent on the drug. Some inject it which can be dangerous if needles are shared. It is a Class B drug unless injected when it becomes a Class A drug.
- ECSTASY has several names including Es and Pills. It is a synthetic Class A drug with a maximum seven years for possession.
It produces a feeling of euphoria but also causes loss of interest in work or school, mood swings, dilated pupils, depression and hallucinations. It may have long-term effects on the brain and can kill.
- COCAINE also called Charlie, coke and snow, is a white powder extracted from the leaves of a cocoa shrub. The Class A drug which produces euphoria and energy is grown in South America. It can be smoked, sniffed and injected.
It causes indifference to pain, loss of appetite, increased confidence and aggression, weight loss, paranoia and can destroy nasal membranes is 'snorted'.
- HEROIN, a Class A drug which comes from the dried milk of the opium poppy, is grown in the Golden Triangle - Myanmar (Burma), Laos and Thailand - and the Golden Crescent, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Commonly called brown sugar, smack and scag, heroin is a killer. It can be injected, sniffed or smoked and causes a feeling of drowsy contentment. Side effects include vomiting, swift physical dependence, violent mood swings, loss of interest in appearance and problems with sleeping.
The greatest risk to users is from an overdose.
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Over recent weeks, I have read and listened to items about drug abuse and more specifically Cannabis. The majority seem to be in favour of legalising this drug. My own view is that it should remain banned as it is an ultimate killer as a first step on the road to heroin. I have had friends die that started with the harmless Cannabis and progressed through the above to Heroin as each in turn became insufficient to give them the kicks they sought. I have also 'smelled' the people taking Cannabis and they smell something rotten. Body Odour doesn't even come close, believe you me. Anyone that wishes to smell more like a dung heap, with a lot of sugar added, is welcome to it, but stay away from my sniffing area. Bear in mind that other users will not smell you as their noses are immune to the stench. The articles supporting Cannabis are mainly written or produced by users it seems. I will say, however, I am not against the medical use of Cannabis but it must be strictly controlled and only be available by prescription and anyone prescribed it should hold a certificate signed by a hospital and/or their general practitioner. If Cannabis is legalised, why then cannot I, who can only take this painkiller, get paracetamol in unrestricted quantities? I am now being charged nearly double for each tablet since some incompetent jerk overdosed and died on it. Cannabis is the start of the road to an early death. Forget legalisation of it! Some interesting facts follow:
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