Top 10 Most Dangerous Drugs

16/04/2006 by The Lancet
The Lancet has put together a list of the Top 10 Most Dangerous Drugs. Check out the list below.
1

Heroin

Heroin
HeroinHeroin is an opiate processed directly from the extracts of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, originally intended to break morphine addictions ***


2

Cocaine

Cocaine
CocaineCocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant ***


3

Barbiturates

Barbiturates
BarbituratesBarbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, and by virtue of this they produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to anesthesia ***


4

Street Methadone

Street Methadone
Street MethadoneStreet Methadone ***


5

Alcohol

Alcohol
AlcoholIn chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group ***


6

Ketamine

Ketamine
KetamineKetamine is a dissociative anesthetic for use in human and veterinary medicine ***


7

Benzodiazepines

Benzodiazepines
BenzodiazepinesThe benzodiazepines are a class of psychoactive drugs considered minor tranquilizers with varying hypnotic, sedative, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant and amnesic properties, which are mediated by slowing down the central nervous system ***


8

Amphetamine

Amphetamine
AmphetamineAmphetamine or Amfetamine, also known as, beta-phenyl-isopropylamine, and benzedrine, is a prescription stimulant commonly used to treat Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults and children ***


9

Tobacco

Tobacco
TobaccoTobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana ***


10

Buprenorphine

Buprenorphine
BuprenorphineBuprenorphine, is an opioid drug with partial agonist and antagonist actions ***