| DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Drugs known to cause addiction include both legal and illegal drugs as well as prescription or over-the-counter drugs, according to the definition of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Stimulants (psychic addiction, moderate to severe; withdrawal is purely psychological and psychosomatic): Amphetamine and methamphetamine Cocaine Nicotine Caffeine Sedatives and hypnotics (psychic addiction, mild to severe, and physiological addiction, severe; abrupt withdrawal may be fatal): Alcohol Barbiturates Benzodiazepines, particularly flunitrazepam, triazolam, temazepam, and nimetazepam Z- drugs like Zimovane have a similar effect in the body to Benzodiazepines. Methaqualone and the related quinazolinone sedative-hypnotics Opiate and opioid analgesics (psychic addiction, mild to severe, physiological addiction, mild to severe; abrupt withdrawal is unlikely to be fatal): Morphine and codeine, the two naturally occurring opiate analgesics Semi-synthetic opiates, such as heroin (diacetylmorphine; morphine diacetate), oxycodone, buprenorphine, and hydromorphone Fully synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, meperidine/pethidine, and methadone Addictive drugs also include a large number of substrates that are currently considered to have no medical value and are not available over the counter or by prescription. Several theories of drug addiction exist, some of the main ones being genetic predisposition, the self-medication theory, and factors ... |
