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Hi....Try some of these other excellent parties above ......... Thanks for visiting , don't forget the NEW YEAR MAD HATTER DO is only moments away so get your invites it's going to be the Maddest Tea Party EVER !!!!!!!!STARTING AT 9PM 2004 AND RIDING RIGHT THE WAY ROUND TO 6 AM 2005 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Brain and Drugs ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Some neurotransmitters are excitory, such as acetylcholine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine. Some are associated with relaxation, such as dopamine and serotonin. Dopamine release seems related to sensations of pleasure. Endorphins are natural opioids that produce elation and reduction of pain, as do artificial chemicals such as opium and heroin. Neurological diseases, for example Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease, are due to imbalances of neurotransmitters. Parkinson's is due to a dopamine deficiency. Huntington's disease is thought to be cause by malfunctioning of an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Alzheimer's disease is associated with protein plaques in the brain. Drugs are stimulants or depressants that block or enhance certain neurotransmitters. Dopamine is thought involved with all forms of pleasure. Cocaine interferes with uptake of dopamine from the synaptic cleft. Alcohol causes a euphoric "high" followed by a depression. Marijuana, material from the Indian hemp plant (Cannabis sativa), has a potent chemical THC (tetrahydracannibinol) that in low, concentrations causes a euphoric high (if inhaled, the most common form of action is smoke inhalation). High dosages may cause severe effects such as hallucinations, anxiety, depression, and psychotic symptoms. Cocaine is derives from the plant Erthoxylon coca. Inhaled, smoked or injected. Cocaine users report a "rush" of euphoria following use. Following the rush is a short (5-30 minute) period of arousal followed by a depression. Repeated cycle of use terminate in a "crash" when the cocaine is gone. Prolonged used causes production of less dopamine, causing the user to need more of the drug. Heroin is a derivative of morphine, which in turn is obtained from opium, the milky secretions obtained from the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Heroin is usually injected intravenously, although snorting and smoking serve as alternative delivery methods. Heroin binds to ophioid receptors in the brain, where the natural chemical endorphins are involved in the cessation pain. Heroin is physically addictive, and prolonged use causes less endorphin production. Once this happens, the euphoria is no longer felt, only dependence and delay of withdrawal symptoms.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How long do drugs (including alcohol) stay in your system?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Well...it depends on you! The length of time any drug (illicit or prescribed) stays in your system will vary. In large part, it depends on your physiological makeup (e.g., your physical height, weight, your amount of body fat, your age, current state of health, whether or not you exercise mildly-aggressively-or at all). Whether or not you are undergoing any degree of stress (i.e., your "state of mind") at the time you ingest drugs can play a part as well.________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Still other considerations include your "frequency" of use (1x per day? 3-5x per day?), the "quantity" of drug you used each time, and the "length of time" (days? weeks? months?) of your consistent drug-use prior to your drug test. Even the quality ("potency") of the drug you ingest determines "how long" the drug is detectable in your system when your urine is analyzed (tested) at the lab. However, for most people, detectable levels (i.e., shows up as a "positive" in a laboratory drug test) of the following drugs stay in the body for these approximate periods of time. As you review the figures below, please keep these three thoughts in mind, too:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "Drug-Use Is Life Abuse...Drug-Use Is Self-Abuse...Drugs Destroy Dreams!" _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Alcohol (Beer, Booze, Hooch, Liquor, Wine), 1hour to perhaps 10 or 12 hours (Yes, alcohol IS a drug! Drinking more than "in moderation" can lead to alcohol (drug) abuse...and perhaps alcoholism. During 2002, more than 18,000 people in the U.S. were killed by too-boozed-up DRUNK drivers! DON'T BE ONE OF THEM THIS YEAR!) _____________________________________________________________________________ Amphetamines (Biphetamine, Black Beauties, Crosses, Dexedrine, Hearts), 1-2 days************** Anabolic steroids (Stanzolol, Stanazolol, Nandrolene; Steroids, Roids, Juice), oral- up to 3 weeks; injected- up to 3-6 months and more****************** Barbituates (Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, Phenobarbital; Barbs), 2-3 days ************************ Benzodiazepines (e.g., Ativan, Halcion, Librium, Rohypnol, Valium; Roofies, Tranks, Xanax), 2-3 days ****************** Cocaine (Candy, Coke, Crack, Flake, Rocks, Snow, Whitecoat), (Candy, Coke, Crack, Flake, Rocks, Snow, Whitecoat), 1-2 days********************** Codeine (e.g., Fiorinal w/codeine, Robitussin A-C, Empirin w/codeine, Tylenol w/codeine, 1-2 days ******************** GHB (G, Grievous Bodily Harm, Goob, Liquid Ecstasy, Liquid X), 1-2 days*********************** Heroin (Horse, Smack), 1-2 days***************************** Inhalents, just a few hours************************* Ketamine (K, Kit Kat, Special K, Vitamin K), 2-4 days************************* LSD (Acid, Blotter, Microdot, Yellow sunshine), a few hours or up to 5 days************************************* Marijuana (Bud, Blunt, Grass, Herb, Pot, Reefer, Sinsemilla, Smoke, Weed), 2-5 days (the daily, heavy user can sometimes be detected up to 30+ days)************************************************************ MDMA (Ecstasy), 1-5 days************************************************************** Methadone, 1-7 days************************************************************** Methamphetamines (Crank, Crystal, Desoxyn, Glass, Ice, Speed), 2-4 days********************************************* Methaqualone (Ludes, Quaaludes), 10-15 days**************************************** Nicotine (Cigarettes, Cigars, Habitrol patch, Nicorette gum, Nicotrol spray, Prostep patch; Smokeless tobacco, Snuff, Spit tobacco), 1-2 days**************************************************************** Opiates (i.e., Opium: China, Dreams, Laudanum, Paregoric; Dover's Powder), 1-2 days************************************************************************************************* Oxycodone (OxyContin, Percolone, Roxicodone), 1-2days********************************************************************* PCP (Angel Dust, Boat, Hog, Love Boat), 1-8 days **************************************************************** For chronic drug users, drugs (other than alcohol) can be retained in the system much longer by the chronic-user after their last use. For instance, marijuana and PCP can be detected for up to 60-90 days after lengthy, heavy-use periods of use.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
