Street Drug Detox

A discussed above, synthetic street drugs are in many ways an unknown and quickly lead to addiction and physical dependence. These drugs are made by so called “chemists” that do not have proper training or a scientific background. They are unetical individuals that are primarily motivated by money and do not care about who they hurt or the lives they destroy along the way. At best, street drugs are amateur science experiments containing unknown chemicals. It is impossible to know what the short or long term physical, emotional and psychological effects will be when these substances are ingested.

If you sense that a loved one may be abusing street drugs, trust your instincts and take action to try and get them the help they need.

While the use of pharmaceutical drugs carry some risks, street drugs bring with them entirely more dangerous possibilities. MDMD, ecstacy, meth, and other street and synthetic drugs could have been “manufactured” in any number of environments. One thing is for sure, it was like a setting that is less than favorable to be cooking pontent chemicals intended to be ingested. Most illicitly-made drugs are made in dirty apartments, kitchens, bathrooms, and warehouses. They might even be marketed as providing a “safe-high” even though they are made with highly addictive substances such as heroin. This is done intentionally to create an dependency that keeps customers coming back for more time and time again.

Another complication caused by the unknowns of street drugs and their composition, is that it is very difficult to understand exactly what the long term effects are and their causes. However, brain scans of individuals who have used street and synthetic drugs show clear brain damage. Scans using Gamma rays and single photon emission tomography technology allowed doctors to develop 3D brain images revealing the extent of street drug-related brain damage. Blood vessels become impaired and constrict circulation to various regions of the brain, causing gaps of function that may never heal. These drugs can cause a lack of blood flow to certain areas of the brain and the images clearly showed the damage that was done.

Although we understand how alcohol, cocaine, and heroin can impact an individuals health over a long period of time, there is still so little known about street drugs. This is why it is so critical to avoid the use of these substances or to discontinue use immediately.