At high ( Or Regular) doses of Drug, they can cause seizures, coma and death. The risk increases when these drugs are taken with alcohol. MDMA – also known as molly or ecstasy – can interfere with the body’s ability to regulate temperature.
Different types of drugs affect your body in different ways.
- They can have short-term and long-term effects, which can be both physical and psychological.
- Making sure you know the risks and harms associated with alcohol or drug use can help you stay safe and reduce harm.
- Not all drug use leads to dependence. And not everyone who uses drugs or alcohol wants (or needs) help.
How a drug affects an individual is dependent on:
- Body size ( Height /Weights)
- General health
- The amount and strength of the drug
- Whether any other drugs have been taken around the same time.
- A person’s mood or which environment they are in current.
Risk factors for drug-related harm
The effects of a drug, and how long they last, depend on a number of factors:
- The type and strength
- How the drug was made
- Your height, weight, age, and metabolism
- The amount you take
- How often or how long you have used the drug
- How the drug is taken (orally, snorting or injecting). Compared with swallowing, snorting and injecting are more likely to lead to overdose. If injecting drugs, there is an increased risk of tetanus, infection and vein damage. If sharing injecting equipment there is an increased risk of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Harms from drug use
Drug use can affect short- and long-term health in life, including physical and mental health.
People may experience some of the following:
- Infectious disease from shared injecting equipment
- Damage to veins from unsafe injecting practices
- Financial, work or social problems.
- Dependence
- Overdose
- Psychosis
- Taking part in risky behaviors such as drink driving or unprotected sex
- Changes in behavior such as mood swings or increased aggression toward others
- Impacts on sleep or experiencing insomnia
- Cognitive/memory problems
- Reduced appetite or not eating a balanced diet
- Regular colds and flu
- Long term health impacts such as liver, kidney and heart problems or cancer (depending on the type of drug used and how frequently it was used)
- Dental health problems (cavities and gum disease)
- Mental health issues such as anxiety and depression
