Pep-up Drugs And Their Dangerous Effects
There is that popular notion that the unsupervised or illicit use of the pep-up drugs started with a sleepy driver. These drugs are known to stimulate the brain by whipping it up to renewed activity even when tired. With their amphetamine content, pep-up drugs affect the user's brain somewhat as does the caffeine in cola drinks and coffee.
But pep-up drugs produce effects that are more devastating to the personality. They cause delusions, mental confusion, hallucinations, and such behavior that's out of the ordinary. Cocaine (a well-known pep-up drug), in particular, can produce psychotic behavior much like the one experienced by a person with paranoid schizophrenia.
Actually, these drugs are used medicinally to anesthetize membranes and surface tissues. They have become common among illicit drug users, however, because of their stimulating effect.
Addiction to any of the pep-up drugs can cause a number of serious conditions such as restlessness, depression, euphoria, anxiety, loss of appetite, and nasal ulcers. The last one is typical in those who use powdered cocaine through inhalation.
The heightened concern for the ill effects of pep-up drugs have been shown in two recent incidents involving the sale of two different brands of energy drink. The first involved the withdrawal of one of the brands from the major supermarkets where the products are sold. It was alleged, based on analyses conducted on samples, that the said products contained tiny amounts of cocaine.
In the second incident, the other brand was pulled out from the shelves of certain stores selling them because it carried the name "Cocaine" (the products, though, tested negative for any of the substance when analyzed). This only shows that the public has gained greater awareness of such drugs and is ready to defend against the possibility of illicit use.
Long-term use of pep-up drugs can cause even more serious conditions, including paranoia, hallucinations, psychological dependence, strokes, convulsions, coma, and heart failure. Overdosage of cocaine, for example, may result to heart spasms and cause breathing to stop.
By using pep-up drugs, a person is virtually trading his health and even his very life for the supposed benefit of stimulating his brain to greater activity.
There are a lot other safer ways by which a person can attain personal efficiency and enjoy a long, healthy life. Instead of the dangerous habit of turning to pep-up drugs, which can certainly lead to addiction, he must learn to build up his physical and mental fitness by shunning excesses and adopting a healthy way of living.