Drug and Alcohol Increase the Risk of Accidents 9 Times

When driving, the driver requires full concentration to be able to avoid the risk of accidents. If not, drivers who consume alcohol and drugs before driving then the risk is nine times more likely to have accidents.

There are more than 200 million people worldwide who use illegal drugs or drugs every year. And according to recent reports, drug caused 250 thousand deaths per year, most occur in developing countries.

The most detrimental negative effects of drugs and alcohol is affecting the central nervous system. These substances act on the brain and can alter the way a person thinks, feels or behaves.

Not only self-defeating, illegal drugs and alcohol also can threaten the life of another person, especially when you eat them while driving.

Driver safety requires mental alertness, clear vision, physical coordination and ability to react appropriately. Use of illegal drugs can affect driving ability, and this increases the risk of an accident.

The risk of an accident nine times greater when alcohol and illicit drugs used together compared with drug-free drivers.

There are three main types of drugs that affect the central nervous system, namely:

Depressant
Depressant is a drug that slows the central nervous system function. Depressant drugs do not always make a person feel depressed. Substances including depressants, among others:

1. Alcohol
2. Marijuana
3. Barbiturates, including Seconal, and Amytal Tuinal.
4. Benzodiazepines including Rohypnol, Valium, Serepax, Mogadon, Normison and Eupynos.
5. GHB (Gamma-hydroxybutrate)
6. Opiates and opioids, including heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone and pethidine.

In small quantities, depressants can cause users to feel more relaxed and less stressed. But in larger quantities, these substances can cause fainting, vomiting and even death.

Depressants affect concentration and coordination. This substance slows a person's ability to respond to unexpected situations.

Stimulants
Stimulants work on the central nervous system to speed up the messages to and from the brain. These substances can make the user feel more awake, alert or confident. Stimulants increase heart rate, body temperature and blood pressure. Other effects include reduced appetite, dilated pupils, talkativeness and sleep disorders.

Mild stimulants include:

1. Ephedrine is used in medicines for bronchitis, fever and asthma.
2. Caffeine in coffee drinks, tea and cola.
3. Nicotine in tobacco.

Powerful stimulants include:

1. Amphetamines (methamphetamine)
2. Cocaine
3. Ecstasy

Stimulants large number of users can stimulate the brain to excess, causing anxiety, panic, cramps, headaches, stomach cramps, aggression and paranoia.

Hallucinogens
Hallucinogenic affect perception. Hallucinogen users may believe that they see or hear things that are not really there, or what they see may be distorted in some way. The effects of hallucinogens vary, so it is not possible to predict how they will affect certain people at certain times.

Hallucinogens include:

1. Datura
2. Ketamine
3. LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
4. Magic mushrooms (psilocybin)
5. Mescaline (peyote cactus)
6. PCP ('angel dust')
7. Marijuana is a hallucinogen and depressant. Ecstasy can have hallucinogenic qualities.

Some effects of hallucinogens include dilation of pupils, loss of appetite, increased activity, talking or laughing, emotional and psychological euphoria, clenched jaw, sweating, panic, paranoia, loss of contact with reality, irrational or bizarre behavior, abdominal cramps and nausea.