How illegal drugs affect nervous system?

Answer 1

For one thing, realize that alcohol is addictive. Same goes for drugs. It might not only effect the nervous system. It can hurt your liver a lot too, since that has to do with filtering the water that you drink (or something like that, as far as I can remember). Some drugs may make it hard for signals to pass through the system, others make signals not stop. In many ways.

Answer 2

Each drug is unique, but recreational drugs usually just piggyback on an existing nervous system chemical signaling mechanism. They change the rate at which the signal is transmitted, ramping it up or down, by mimicking natural chemicals, often at dangerously high levels. For example, the body has normal, natural signals using pain-killing opiates (opium et al) and mood-altering endocannabinoids (marijuana), among others. Cocaine acts indirectly, but similarly; it blocks a chemical that transports an important neural signal. Synthetic / designer drugs do likewise. Same with neurotoxins. Snakes, Spiders, mushrooms, poisonous fish -- almost all of them change the rate at which neural signaling occurs, leading to paralysis, death, heart attack, embolism, etc.

Answer 3

Illegal drugs can affect the nervous system by altering the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain. This can lead to changes in mood, cognition, and behavior. Over time, drug abuse can also cause damage to the structure and function of the nervous system, affecting memory, learning, and coordination.

Answer 4

Many drugs and chemicals can affect the Peripheral Nervous System's functionality, either by inhibiting or reactivating it.

One example is Lidocaine, a local anesthetic.

Answer 5

There are three main classes of drugs that are known to directly affect the nervous system. These are depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

loss of sensitivity