Classification of Drug; Drug Abuse
<h1><strong>CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS AND DRUG ABUSE</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Classification of Drugs</li> <li>What is Drug Abuse?</li> <li>How Drugs Can be Abused</li> <li>Misuse of Drugs</li> <li>Other Substances that Can be Abused<strong> </strong></li> </ol> <h2><strong>Classification of Drugs </strong></h2> There are five classes of drugs that people mostly abuse, namely: (i)<strong> Narcotics</strong> e.g. Opium (ii)<strong> Sedatives and Hypnotics</strong> e.g. Barbiturates (iii)<strong> Tranquilizers</strong> e.g. Valium (iv)<strong> Hallucinogens</strong> e.g. LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) and Marijuana. (v)<strong> Stimulants</strong> e.g. Amphetamine, Cocaine