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Diffrent types of drugs

  • Drugs have been used throughout history and in diffrentways by diffrent cultures.
  • within some cultures drugs are believed to be a way of indulcing states of mind that connect to the spritual world
  • on the other hand some drugs have caused signfcant damage to cultures. For instance in arizona ,alchol miscuse is a major cause of death and disbility among native american people.
  • A persons use of drugs can start to control them and lead to physical and mental problems.
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four types of drugs

  • there are four main groups of drugs

stimulants- stimulants include caffine and tobacco ,as well as amphetier , anabolic steriods , poppers, and halluction amphier.

Depresents- Depressents include alchol , Benzdiaz, and volite sniffle substances such as solvants ,glues and aerosols

Analgecis- analgcis are painkillers . They include herin ,opium, pethidine, andcodeline

Hallucinogens- This drug include cannibis ,LSD magic mushrooms and estacy. These heighteen the apprection of sencory experiances

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Christian beliefs on drugs

  • Many christians use alchol in the eucharstic holy communion services because at the last supper jesus shared the cup of wine.
  • Christians responses on drugs are informed by views on how they might harm the body and how they might effect the relantionship with god and with others.
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