How the Nervous System works and How Drugs Affect It

How the nervous system works The nervous system is the control system and the network of communication for the body. All of our thoughts, and behavior can be traced to the activity of a neuron. A typical neuron has three important parts: first a cell body, second dendrites and last an axon. All three parts are important for our daily functions. Drugs however such as cocaine can alter these actions and have short and long …

…Cocaine being one of those contributors for alterations is something you really want to stay away from. If somebody starts altering their nervous system the brain will adjust and then get that person addictive the drug causing the alterations. Thus making it difficult to stop. It is in fact easier to stay away from drugs than to withdraw from them. If you never do it, then you’ll never know what your getting away from.