Drug Abuse

People become dependent on drugs and substance abuse for many reasons, every person has their own story and their own road that took them there. It’s a present problem that can affect a person’slife, loved one or even the person next door. Toll for this abuse can be seen in our hospitals and emergency departments on a daily basis. Jails and prisons tally daily the strong connection betweencrime and drug dependence and abuse.. No matter what the reasons are that an individual becomes dependent on alcohol or drugs and it doesn't matter how long it took them to get there, addiction affectsself-esteem, relationships and eventually every aspect of your life. In a world full of problems, how do we prevent it?
The word drug refers to any substance or product that affects the way peoplefeel,think, see, taste, smell, hear, or behave. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines drugs as, “any substance, solid, liquid or gas that changes the function orstructure of the body in someway”.A drug can be from a medicine, such as morphine, used by patients to an industrial product, such as glue, used by children in the streets. When you put them into your body, often by swallowing,inhaling, or injecting them, drugs find their way into your bloodstream and are transported to parts of your body, such as your brain. In the brain, drugs may intensify or dull your senses, alter your senseof alertness, and sometimes decrease physical pain.
Drugs are commonly classified according to their legal status or their effects on the central nervous system.Some drugs are legally available,such as approved medicines and cigarettes, while others are illegal, such as heroin and cocaine. In legal drugs, laws and regulations control the availability, quality and price of the legal drugs. Forexample, tobacco may not be sold to persons under the age of 18. On the other hand in illegal drugs, laws and regulations have no control of the availability, price or quality controls on the...