Monday, July 11, 2011

How do Club Drugs Effect Brain?

According to the researches done by University of Florida abusing of club drugs like GHB, Rohypnol, Ketamine, Ecstasy and Methamphetamine, show a similar kind of reactions on the brain, which leads to the death of brain cells and loss of memory. According to their studies, the organ that gets affected the most due to drug intake is the brain when compared to other organs. One of the club drugs named GHB, affects at least two sites of the brain namely the GABAB receptor and the GHB binding site. High doses of GHB, results in sleep, coma or even death.

A series of studies from the past five years have shown that every drug is affecting and damaging the brain cells in the same way which results in cell loss and protein fluctuations in brain. Rophynol, also affects the brain in the same way as the other drugs. The main effects of this drug are at the GABAA receptor. It also produces a kind of amnesia which makes the individual to forget the things which happened during the influence of those drugs.

These drugs damage certain protein cells in the brain, which lead to the fluctuation of protein levels in the brain. Once the proteins are damaged brain cells will be damaged. It may also result in inflammation in brain which can be deadly. Another drug named ketamine, acts as a dissociative anesthetic, which causes distortion in the perception of sight and sound. It also produces impaired attention, detachment from the environment and self. When taken in high doses ketamin causes hallucinations, amnesia, and delirium.

Repeated use of these club drugs may lead to addiction and physical dependance. They also show signs of tolerance and craving for drugs.

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