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Use and Abuse of Drugs
Use and Abuse of Drugs
Antibiotics only kill bacteria, and they do not affect other cells,
like viruses. This is because antibiotics kill the bacteria by
damaging their cell walls. Viruses don’t have cell walls, so they
remain unharmed by antibiotics. Viruses are not living cells;
They are simple protein structures with no metabolism so
antibiotics have no effect on them. The chemical properties of
antibiotics are specific to the bacterial cell whereas viruses are
much smaller in different shapes.
Heroin
Effects
Abuse
Withdrawal Symptoms
● Sleeplessness
● Hallucinations
● Muscle cramps
● Nausea
● Vomiting
● Headaches
● Sweating
● Aggression
● Diarrhea
● Cirrhosis
● Brain damage
● Mouth cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer
● Heart diseases
● High blood pressure
● Malnutrition
● Obesity
● Loss in body weight
● Stomach ulcers
● Alcoholism
Nicotine
Tar/Carcinogens