From the above, it can be seen that: (1) Traditional drug users have better dynamic balance abilities than new drug users, while mixed drug users are in between the two. Although the results may vary across different age groups, the overall situation remains the same; (2) In terms of static balance ability, those who use Psychotropic drugs are better than those who use Anesthetic drugs, and there is no difference in mixed users; (3) In terms of reaction speed, those who use Psychotropic drugs have the fastest reaction speed, followed by those who use mixed drugs, and those who use Anesthetic drugs have the worst reaction speed.
Through reviewing relevant data, it was found that Anesthetic drugs, mainly heroin, mainly oxidize and damage the nucleus accumbens, dorsal central gray matter, caudate nucleus, amygdala, nucleus accumbens, hippocampus, and frontal cortex when attacking neurons in the human body; Methamphetamine mainly oxidizes and damages the striatum [9]. And we also found that the striatum is related to the stability of casual movement, the maintenance of muscle tone, and the regulation of limb posture. In addition, it is also related to the processing of information transmitted by proprioceptors, that is, unconscious motor reflex control. According to clinical and pathological observations, invasion of different parts of the striatum can result in changes in muscle tone and a series of involuntary movements. The change in muscle tone can be an increase or decrease in muscle tone, or an increase or decrease in variability. Uncontrolled movements can include dance like movements, hand and foot movements, abnormal muscle tone, or tremors. The characteristic of this type of involuntary movement is that it disappears during sleep and becomes apparent during emotional arousal. People classify the above symptoms into two major categories in clinical practice: one type mainly manifests as decreased movement and increased muscle tone, such as Parkinson's disease; Another type mainly manifests as low muscle tone and excessive exercise, such as chorea or athetosis; It can be inferred that the new drug has caused significant damage to the structure of the new striatum, resulting in deficiencies in the body's dynamic control ability. Li Jianhong et al. used the SNP method to analyze the Kappa opioid (OPRK1) receptors in large white, landrace, and Duroc pigs, and the results showed that the Kappa opioid receptor gene SNP had a certain impact on the resting and standing behavior traits of sows [18]. Studies have reported that the analgesic effect of the Kappa opioid receptor gene knockout mice on agonists disappears, and the effects of reduced exercise and restlessness are also significantly reduced [19]. There are also literature showing that compared to heroin addiction, the methylation of the OPRK1 promoter in methamphetamine addicts is significantly increased [20]. Methamphetamine may significantly reduce the body's dynamic control ability by increasing the expression of OPRK1. Therefore, the dynamic balance ability of new drug user is inferior to that of traditional drug user. And because both have contact, the mixed inhaler is in between.
For static balance ability: Some studies have found that spongiform white matter disease caused by long-term heroin use can cause static tremors in drug user [21]. The reason is that heroin can cause damage to the old striatal structure (globus pallidus) of the striatum, mainly manifested as shrinking [22], and damage to the old striatum can also lead to tremor paralysis; Dancing disease caused by damage to the striatum can be alleviated during quiet times; Therefore, new drug users have a relative advantage in static balance. Moreover, through literature review, it was found that the brain structures of methamphetamine addicts were damaged, including severe damage to the cingulate and marginal gray matter, decreased hippocampal volume, white matter hypertrophy, medial temporal lobe injury, and increased striatum. These structural changes can be partially restored after one year of abstinence, but have not returned to normal levels [23.24.25], and some functions recover faster, such as dopamine signal recovery. Perhaps within a period of time after methamphetamine withdrawal, the nervous system or other systems that control static balance have already been restored. Therefore, we speculate that this is also one of the reasons why the static balance ability of new drug user is better than that of traditional drug user.
In some cases, it has been shown that long-term heroin use can affect the deep tendon reflex of the human body, which may be related to damage to the peripheral nervous system [26]. The tendon reflex activity can to some extent affect the agility of the human body. Long term use of heroin can cause heroin spongiform leukoencephalopathy, indicating that long-term use of heroin can lead to a decrease in the symmetrical distribution density of bilateral white matter areas, posterior limbs of the inner capsule, and cerebellar dentate nucleus, resulting in some adverse consequences. For example, when onset occurs during drug withdrawal, clinical manifestations often include cerebellar symptoms, delayed response, decreased judgment, and emotional apathy; In addition, heroin can cause damage to the old striatal structure (globus pallidus) of the striatum, mainly manifested as shrinking [22], which can lead to delayed body movements. From the above, we speculate that it is precisely because the above pathological manifestations greatly damage the neural agility of drug user, leading to a decrease in reaction speed; Compared to the rapid recovery of new addicts after abstinence, traditional drug user are not the favored ones of fate. Because traditional drug users mainly consume heroin, we boldly speculate that this is greatly related to heroin spongiform leukoencephalopathy.
In addition, both responsiveness and static balance ability showed stable results; However, there are still a few special cases in terms of dynamic balance ability: (1) In the 10–50 age group, there will be mixed inhalers who are better than the above two, mainly concentrated in the Dom (1) and Non Dom (1) test actions, and in terms of age, they will decrease from 31 to 40 age groups to both sides; Research has shown that the static balance ability decreases with age, with a significant decrease between the ages of 35 and 44 [27]; Reminder: The age of 40 is likely to be a very important turning point. Based on the data results, it can be inferred that the effects of drugs on the human body before the age of 30 are very clear, which can reflect the varying degrees of harm caused by different drug use methods to the human body; In the age range of 31 to 40 years old, the influence of factors such as age maturity slightly reduces the difference in the toxic effects of drugs on the human body, thus blurring the degree of harm caused by different drug use methods to the body; Subsequently, the decline in balance ability slowed down relatively [28], indicating a decrease in the influence of age. (2) New drug user in the age range of 51 to 60 are better than mixed drug user, while traditional drug user are between the two; However, throughout this age group, there are only a few differences in motility, and some data shows that the older the age, the poorer the balance and stability ability [27]. Young people recover faster, while older people do the opposite, so the impact of drugs decreases; It can be inferred that the age factor has a significant impact on the 51 to 60 age group.
The amount of testing in this experiment is too large, so errors caused by other factors cannot be ruled out; This experiment is only a superficial test, so its specific impact mechanism needs further verification.