Dangerous slimming pills sold on-line

A braking news:

A lady working as a trainer in a gym at Thane, Mumbai purchased a banned drug online which is a slimming pill and died within hours due to the toxicity of the drug.

The name of the drug is dinitrophenol 

It was originally used as a herbicide and fungicide
Later its slimming action was known and it was used by body builders for weight loss.

It has been banned since 1938 .

How it works?

• It accelerates the metabolic rate and subsequent weight loss. The weight loss is due to burning fats and carbohydrates and the energy released is converted into heat.
• The death occurs within 12 hours due to a extreme rise in body temperature,beyond limits,drastically high rise in heart rate and blood pressure.

Legal status

• Availability of banned drugs online is a big concern

• Dangerous drugs are being sold online under different names and sounding as Ayurvedic drugs (meaning indigenous and safe)

• FDA has taken action against 62 portals for selling banned drugs

P.S.

• This shows our desperate mind and the need to become trim and slim in a shortest time.

• When there is such desperate demand to obtain these drugs by any means there will be  a supply 

• Who gave her this drug and how this banned drug was made available is not known yet. 

Cannabis as a recreational drug

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Globally, marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug. It is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, It is a mood-altering drug

It's official now:

Many states in US have allowed the sale of cannabis for recreational use, Cannabis is a popular recreational drug around the world, only behind alcohol,caffeine and tobacco. 






How do you feel?
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• light headedness,
• feeling of relaxation,
• increased appetite, 
• reduced blood pressure.

 How do you define "Recreational use?" . .

• It only happens in social situations,like smoking a cigarette or  having a glass of beer.

• It is not "needed" to help the person relax or to get through their day.

• You do not use it to stimulate appetite or sex or bowel movement.

• They are not addicted and don't have other problems associated with drug use.

Caution:

Marijuana is not harmless. It can trigger a mental illness.  Recreational use can become a compulsive use in stressful life situations.

What compels the person to take cannabis? 

Breaking of families and marriages creates a feeling of isolation. Each one is for himself where there are no easy answers..The person feels incapable to face the hostile world by himself. Addiction to cannabis give him the peace and love and the ability to face the world.

Cannabis in India

In Bangalore, Vedi wellness Centre has opened on 1st Feb 2020. It is India's first medical cannabis clinic which offers cannabis based medicines.

These medicines are used for for depression, insomnia, neuropathic pain.(not for recreation)

Cannabis in homeopathy:

Homeopathic cannabis is made by serial dilusions in different potencies. It is safe and there is no risk of addiction

The feeling of being incapable of facing the hostile world needs cannabis.