NARCOTIC DRUGS

Narcotic Drugs

Narcotic Drugs

Introduction

Narcotic drugs include amphetamines, cocaine and the derivatives, opium, marijuana, mescaline, and opium and its derivatives (hashish, heroin, and others). They may be chewed, smoked, inhaled, injected, etc.Substances of plant origin that induce the euphoria or hallucinations have been used since the dawn of history in many societies, often in connection with religious practices. In many preindustrial societies, widespread consumption of mild narcotic substances persists to this day; for example, coca leaves are chewed by Amerindians in the northern countries of South America, at is chewed in the Horn of Africa and the southern part of the Arabian ...