Drug abuse or substance abuse could be referred to as the intake of drugs without the prescription of a medical personnel.it bound also be described as the illegal drug or the misuse of prescription for a purpose other that which they are meant to used. It could also be a physical, social, emotional, and job related problems. Substance such as alcohol, marijuana, nicotine are also considered as drugs, once one is addicted he always tends to use such drugs or substance despite the harm it may cause.
Once on I addicted he would need the assistance of a doctor, family, friends support or a group of an organized treatment program to overcome young drug addiction.
SYMPTOMS
* spending lots of money on the drugs even when you know you can't afford it.
* ensuring that u never run out of such drugs
* having intense urge for the drugs that has blocked out every thought in you.
* taking risk( driving ) when you are under the influence of alcohol
* taking overdose
CAUSES
There are many factors that may contribute to the development of drug addiction and they are;
- Environment;these involves your family members their beliefs,attitude and exposure to a peer group that encourages drug use.
- Genetics; once you have started using any drugs, it might develop to drug addiction and it's influenced by genetic traits, and it may either delay or speed up the disease progression
- Changes of the brain;
Most drugs cause changes in the nerval cell (neurons). Neurons use chemicals called neurotransmitters to communicate and this changes might last for a longer period of time after using the drugs.
RISK FACTORS
People of any sex or age could be addicted to drug abuse or substance abuse and most of the factors listed below can speed up the risk of developing an addiction.
* Mental health disorder
* Lack of family involvement
* family history addiction
* Peer pressure
* Early use
* Trauma
* Age
COMPLICATIONS
Due to large intake of drugs or alcohol of any kind there are bound to be different kind of complications, and such damages could be risky to thee body system and would have a Dyer complications.
* Accident
* Getting a communicable disease
* Problems at school
* Suicide
* financial problems
* Work issues
* Family problem
PREVENTION
The best prevention method there can ever be is to try as much as possible to avoid taking the drugs and learn to use drugs the way they were prescribed by the medical personnel and avoid overdose. Here are some tips that could help in your restrictions;
* Strengthen the bound
* listen
* Set a good example
* Always learn to communicate
* Educational service
* Mental health service
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