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/^t/Cocaine, heroine, LSD, and similar drugs which are illegal, are not registered in medicine as drugs which can be used for treatment. On the contrary, people who take or use these drugs must undergo treatment. Why do people these drugs? The main reason is that they want to experience the feelings they get under the influence of them. They do not realize at first that taking the drug once will mean having to take it twice, thrice and so on. Eventually, this will lead them to becoming addicted. At the beginning they like it because they have visual sensations and feel that they can rule the world. They experience increased feelings of well-being, excitement, pleasure, confidence and energy.