Impact of Drugs for Heart Health

Roseous.com - Impact of Drugs for Heart Health. Currently, the use of drugs is still a lot happening in the middle of society. Although the bad impact has been widely echoed, ranging from brain dysfunction to heart health, the number of cases continues to increase from year to year.

According to the Drug Information System (SIN), the number of successful drug use cases revealed in 2012-2016 each year amounted to 76.53%. From 5 years there is an increasing number of cases every year.

In 2016 the number of successful cases was revealed up to 868 cases. In fact, there are many more cases of drug users that have not been revealed. Ironically, in 2017 the head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) stated that is still a drug emergency since 1971.

The results of research conducted by BNN, in groups of students and students there is a change of knowledge and response to avoid drug abuse after getting the program "Communication Information and Education" (KIE) conducted by BNN.

It proves that IEC should be an ongoing effort to combat drug abuse.

Drug abuse obviously has adverse health effects. Consumption of such illicit substances can affect the various functions of organs throughout the body, including the brain, heart, lung, blood vessels, liver, kidneys, until a person's immune system.

So dangerous impact of drug abuse to be able to affect vital organs such as heart. Actually, what makes the drug impact on heart health?

Drugs and heart health

There are so many types and classes of drugs that the mechanism of the effects that arise on the heart can vary. However, in general drug abuse can cause various problems in the heart and blood vessel systems throughout the body, ranging from heart rhythm disturbances to heart attacks.

In fact, injecting drug use can lead to narrowing of the veins, bacterial infections in the bloodstream and also the heart valves.

Psycho-stimulant drugs

Psychostimulant drug use, such as cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamine (shabu-shabu), and ecstasy can provide stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system that regulates adrenaline expenditure and "fight or flight" responses (body instincts to face threats or escape).

This type of drug can increase the effect of heart rate (tachycardia), irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia), constriction of blood vessels, and increased blood pressure (hypertension). These conditions can increase the risk of blood flow disruption to the heart muscle that can lead to heart attacks.

In addition, long-term use of narcotic drugs may cause tension in the heart muscle. This condition can end up in the disturbance of oxygen supply to the heart organ. Ultimately, the heart can not supply nutrient-rich blood and oxygen throughout the body.

Opioid type drugs

Opioid-type drug use, such as heroin and codeine, will have a sympathetic nervous system effect and increased work of the parasympathetic nervous system.

The parasympathetic nervous system regulates rest and digest (the process of rest and digesting) various organs of the body. In the heart may cause abnormal blood pressure drop (hypotension), decreased heart rate (bradycardia), and arrhythmia.

If the condition occurs continuously, it can certainly impose the work of the heart function is not appropriate ability.

Drug marijuana type

Drug-type use of cannabis can have various effects on the heart - depending on the amount used. The effect is to increase blood pressure and heart frequency at low or moderate doses.

Whereas, at high doses of cannabis can stimulate the work of the parasympathetic nervous system that leads to decreased blood pressure and heart rate frequency. In marijuana users, also found cases of coronary heart disease is also associated with oxygen supply disruption to the heart muscle tissue.

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In rare cases, cannabis can trigger a heart attack, especially 1 hour after consumption.

Drug abuse is proven to have adverse effects on heart health. In addition, drugs can cause behavioral changes to users who tend to be criminal. Maybe drugs can cause feelings of pleasure, but actually when you use these illegal drugs, various organs of your body are "crying" because of the destructive effects caused.