Narcotics and their toxic behaviour

ABSTRACT

Narcotics have been a matter of great concern and pose increasing threats and dangers to humanity. The lack of awareness and knowledge about the abused drugs has further aggravated the situation. Various aspects of the addictive chemicals have been studied and the introductory notes on the major abused drugs, amphetamine 1, methamphetamine 2, 2, 5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine 3, mescaline 4, cocaine 5, morphine 6, heroin 7, codeine 8, diazepam 9, pencyclidine 10, 1-piperidinocyclohexane cardonitrile 11, methaqualone 12, delta9- tetrahydrocannabinol 13 and methadone 14 have been presented. The pharmacological behaviour of the abused drugs are, as well, being discussed