About Marijuana (English Version)

Marijuana (say: mar-uh-wa-nuh) is the most widely used illegal drug in the United States. It is made from the shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp (Cannibis sativa) plant. It looks like green, brown, or gray dried parsley.

Marijuana is a mind-altering drug and is considered a hallucinogen if taken in large amounts. weed, grass, pot, chronic, joint, blunt, herb, cannabis, hashish, Mary JaneMarijuana is smoked in the form of a hand-rolled cigarette (called a joint or a nail), in a pipe, or water pipe (also known as a bong); it is sometimes smoked after being placed inside of hollowed-out cigars called blunts; mixed into foods; or brewed as a tea.
Marijuana makes it hard to keep track of time and concentrate. People who use it have difficulty with memory and find it hard to solve problems and learn.

Marijuana raises your heart rate and blood pressure. Some people get red eyes or dry mouths or become sleepy or very hungry. The drug can also make some people paranoid (feeling like someone is out to hurt them or is plotting against them). It can also sometimes cause hallucinations.

Marijuana is as tough on your lungs as cigarettes — steady users suffer coughs, wheezing, frequent colds, and respiratory (airway and lung) infections, like bronchitis.

Sometimes blunts are filled with drugs like PCP (also called angel dust) or crack cocaine in addition to marijuana and can be very dangerous when smoked.(http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs_marijuana.html)

About Heroin (English Version)

Heroin (say: her-uh-win) comes from the opium poppy, a flower that grows in Asia, Mexico, and South America. Pure heroin is a white powder that tastes really bad. Some heroin is dark brown, and black tar heroin is either sticky or hard and looks like roofing tar.

Heroin belongs to a group of pain-relieving drugs called narcotics. Although certain narcotics such as codeine and morphine are legal if prescribed (given) by doctors to treat pain, such as when someone has surgery or breaks a bone, heroin is an illegal narcotic because it is has dangerous side effects and is very addictive.
Sometimes Called: horse, smack, big H, black tar, caballo (Spanish), 8-ball (heroin mixed with crack cocaine), junk, TNT
How It's Used: Heroin is usually injected or smoked. Purer forms of heroin are inhaled.
What It Does to You: Heroin gives you a burst or rush of good feelings, and users feel "high" and relaxed. This may be followed by drowsiness and feeling sick to the stomach.

Many people who are addicted to heroin inject the drug into a vein using needles. They may inject the drug several times a day. Over time, the needles will leave scars, sometimes called tracks, all over the body.

Often, heroin addicts will share needles, which can lead to infection with dangerous germs like hepatitis B or C or HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Heroin is a very addictive drug and many people find it extremely difficult to stop using it - even after using heroin for just the first or second time. Heroin users constantly crave their next dose.

If heroin addicts suddenly try to stop using the drug or are unable to get another dose, they often develop withdrawal symptoms, like feelings of panic, sleeplessness, bad chills and sweats, seizures, or convulsions (severe shaking).

If you take an overdose of heroin, it can stop your breathing and kill you.

What You Need To Know About Drugs (English Version)

Cocaine is a white powder that comes from the dried leaves of the coca plant that is found in South America. Crack cocaine is a form of the drug that gives a very quick, intense high.

Crack is made by cooking cocaine powder with baking soda, then breaking it into small pieces called rocks. It got its name because it crackles when it is heated and smoked.

Crack cocaine looks like white or tan pellets (sort of like gerbil or dry cat food). Both cocaine and crack are very addictive — and very, very dangerous.
Sometimes Called: coke, rock, snow, blow, white, toot, nose candy, base, flake, powder, basa, smackCocaine is inhaled or snorted through the nose or injected into a vein. Crack is smoked in a pipe.
Cocaine is a stimulant, which means that it produces a fast, intense feeling of power and energy. Then it wears off (crack wears off very quickly) and the user feels depressed and nervous and craves more of the drug to feel good again.

Cocaine is so addictive that someone can get hooked after trying it just once.

Snorting cocaine can damage the septum between the nostrils, causing a hole in the middle of the nose.

Cocaine makes your heart beat faster and your blood pressure and body temperature go up. It can make a person's heart beat abnormally. Cocaine is so dangerous that using it just once can make you have a heart attack or stroke and can kill you.(http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs_cocaine.html)

Why Are Illegal Drugs Dangerous?(English Version)

Illegal drugs aren't good for anyone, but they are particularly bad for a kid or teen whose body is still growing. Illegal drugs can damage the brain, heart, and other important organs. Cocaine, for instance, can cause a heart attack — even in a kid or teen.

While using drugs, people are also less able to do well in school, sports, and other activities. It's often harder to think clearly and make good decisions. People can do dumb or dangerous things that could hurt them — or other people — when they use drugs.(http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs.html)

Drugs (English Version)

A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function.There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.

In pharmacology, a drug is "a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.Drugs may be prescribed for a limited duration, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders.

Recreational drugs are chemical substances that affect the central nervous system, such as opioids or hallucinogens. They may be used for perceived beneficial effects on perception, consciousness, personality, and behavior. Some drugs can cause addiction and habituation

Drugs are usually distinguished from endogenous biochemicals by being introduced from outside the organism.[citation needed] For example, insulin is a hormone that is synthesized in the body; it is called a hormone when it is synthesized by the pancreas inside the body, but if it is introduced into the body from outside, it is called a drug.[citation needed]

Many natural substances such as beers, wines, and some mushrooms, blur the line between food and drugs, as when ingested they affect the functioning of both mind and body.

Hukum Tentang Narkoba

Fungsi dari Hukum Narkoba dalam suatu Negara untuk membatasi penyalahgunaan Narkoba sehingga lingkungan masyarakat menjadi yang aman dan nyaman.

Beberapa fungsi dari hukum Narkoba :
Melindungi banyak orang dari bahaya.
Menghukum para penjahat yang memperdagangkan atau menggunakan obat-obat terlarang.
Meminimalis dampak negatif dari Narkoba dalam masyarakat.

Hukum bersifat kompleks dan terus berubah, karena disesuaikan dengan jenis dan tindah kejahatan obat terlarang. Begitupun dengan tingkat hukuman yang dijatuhkan sesuai dengan jenis kejahatan yang dilakukan.

Hukuman yang dijatuhkan berdasarkan tingkat kasus Narkoba diantaranya :
Kejahatan Narkoba tingkat A atau kelas 1, nah tingkatan kasus obat yang paling berbahaya, dan hukuman pun paling serius, contoh Narkoba yang disalahgunakan adalah: Opium, Morfin, Heroin, Methadone, Dextromoramide, Methylamphetamin, Kokain, Ecstasy, dan LSD.

Kejahatan Narkoba tingkat B atau kelas 2, nah tingkatan kasus obat yang dianggap tidak terlalu berbahaya atau lebih rendah dari tingkat A, dan hukumannya lebih ringan. Contoh Narkoba yang disalahgunakan adalah: Kodein, Ampetamin, barbiturates dan dihydrocodeine.

Kejahatan Narkoba tingkat C, atau kelas 3, tingkatan kasus obat yang tidak berbahaya atau lebih rendah tingkatannya dari kelas B, tentu saja hukuman pun paling ringan, diantara lainnya. Contoh Narkoba yang disalahgunakan adalah: obat resep seperti Tranquillisers ( obat rasa cemas, depresi dan insomnia), Ketamine (obat bius yang berefek halusinogen dan melumpuhkan semua indera) , GHB (obat penenang) dan cannabis (jenis tanaman untuk penenang).

Di Indonesia ada 2 undang-undang yang digunakan untuk permasalahan Narkoba yaitu :
Undang-undang no. 22 tahun 1997 tentang Narkotika dan
Undang-undang no. 5 tahun 1997 tentang psikotropika
(http://www.anneahira.com/narkoba/hukum-narkoba.htm)

Gejala Pecandu Narkoba

Kecanduan terhadap Narkoba adalah gangguan dalam otak yang disebabkan penyalahgunaan Narkoba sehingga menyebabkan pengulangan perilaku yang berlebihan dari orang yang tidak atau susah berhenti terhadap obat-obatan walaupun dengan resiko berbahaya bagi tubuhnya.

Jika mereka berhenti mengkonsumsi obat-obatan, maka tubuh dari si pecandu akan menderita berlebih secara fisik dan mereka mau tidak mau harus memenuhi perasaan ketagihan tersebut dengan cara apapun.

Seorang Pecandu Narkoba sudah tidak mampu lagi mengendalikan dirinya sendiri, mereka hanya sendirian tanpa perlu berfikir akan teman, keluarga atau lingkungan sekitarnya, banyak pecandu narkoba yang meninggal akibat penggunaan dosis yang berlebih atau Over Dosis.

Gejala Kecanduan Narkoba terhadap seorang Pecandu :
Gelisah dan sulit untuk tidur
Keringat berlebih
Bulu kuduk berdiri ( seperti melihat hantu)
Pilek
Keram perut atau Diare
Pupil mata membesar
Mual dan ingin muntah
Peningkatan tekanan darah, nadi dan suhu tubuh.
(http://www.anneahira.com/narkoba/pecandu-narkoba.htm)