Narcotics

Narcotics Narcotics are drugs that excite the nervous system. Most narcotics are made from the opium poppy, (Papaver Somniferum) which is found mainly in Asia. Narcotics were the first drugs used as medicines. They can relieve physical and emotional pain, and for this reason, they made very good medicines. The problem with narcotics is that they are highly addictive, and they make people develop tolerance. There are many different narcotics, the most common being heroin. …

…more normal lives, and eventually get completely straight. Meperidine is practically the same as methadone, except that it is used medically as a pain reliever. Narcotics make people feel good, and doctors have finally figured out why. Narcotics work like an endorphin to "turn on the brain's pleasure center," unfortunately, narcotics tamper with the body's natural chemical process, and after the euphoria wears off, people want to feel the pleasure again, eventually, they develop tolerance.