The Effects Of Drug Use There are many different types of drugs in the world today. Some are good, like prescription drugs prescribed by a doctor. Then there are other drugs, mainly found in the black market. These drugs are usually highly addictive, and costly. Prolonged use and abuse of these narcotics can hold serious repercussions. There are many different effects depending on the drug being used. It is for this reason that I have …
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…manifest relatively long-lasting psychoses, such as schizophrenia or severe depression. Most users voluntarily decrease or stop use over time. LSD is not considered an addictive drug because it does not produce drug-seeking behavior as do cocaine, heroin, nicotine, and alcohol. However, LSD produces tolerance, so some users who use LSD repeatedly must take progressively higher doses to achieve the state of "highness" they previously achieved. This is extremely dangerous, given the unpredictability of the drug.