HABIT FORMING DRUGS.

[zanny]

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1. Alcohol and spirit.
2. Cannabis indica (Indian hemp).
3. Pethidine and methadone.
4. Morphine.
5. Heroin.
6. Cocaine.
7. Amphetamine.
8. Opium and its derivatives.
9. Caffeine in Nescafe and kola nut.
10. L.S.D. (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide.

The drugs have certain characteristics that make the individual continue using them:
a. There is an overpowering desire or need (compulsion) to continue taking a drug and to obtain it by all means.
b. Tendency to increase the dose, though some addict may remain on a stationary dose (Tolerance).
c. There is the appearance of a withdrawal syndrome when the drug is not taken (delirium tiremens).

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