03/12/2025
*SOME COMMON DRUGS PEOPLE ABUSE, THEIR SIDE EFFECTS AND DANGERS:*
*1. DICLOFENAC*
A lot of people pop these pills for pains, menstrual pains, and bone pains, the so-called "RHEUMATISM"
*When misused, it can cause:*
1. Ulcers
2. Internal bleeding
3. Heart attack
4. Stroke in the Brain
5. Liver damage
6. Kidney damage
*2. POSTINOR*
This is now like Tomtom in people's purses and bags. A common oral contraceptive used by sexually active women to prevent pregnancy
*When misused, it can cause:*
1. Abnormal menstruation
2. Painful me**es
3. Bleeding
4. Hair loss
5. Headache
6. Increased chances of breast cancer.
*3. FELVIN*
The drug is Piroxicam. It belongs to a class called NSAIDS (just like Diclofenac). It is used during menstruation for menstrual pains by a lot of women
*When misused, it can cause:*
1. Ulcer
2. Hypertension
3. Hearing problem
4. Kidney damage
5. Problems with the Pancreas
6. Liver damage.
*4. COUGH SYRUP*
You will wonder why cough syrups are a best seller in pharmacies, especially the ones with Codeine. Has various constituents, but a lot of people take it like Fanta & mix in drinks
*When misused, it can cause:*
1. Psychiatry problems like hallucinations, delusions
2. Addiction
3. Sudden death
*5. IBUPROFEN*
Common pain medicine is taken by a lot of people. Common also among the elderly when they say they have "Rheumatism"
*When misused, it can cause:*
1. Internal bleeding
2. Hypertension
3. Heart attack
4. It can trigger an asthmatic attack
5. Kidney failure
6. Increases your risk of Abortion (controversial)
*6. COFFEE*
Coffee contains caffeine. It has become like daily water for some people.
Executives, students & anyone who wants to stay alert have experimented
*When misused, it can cause:*
1. Hypertension
2. Sleep problems
3. Anxiety
4. Headache
5. Abnormal beating of the heart
6. Not safe in pregnancy
*7. TETRACYCLINE*
A common one is Doxycycline. A lot of people admit
