Drug Abuse: A Myth Or A Reality?

 

A drug is a substance that, when absorbed into a living organism, alters normal body functions.

They are the chemicals that change the way a person's body works by altering emotions and thoughts.

Drug abuse refers to the use of certain chemicals to create pleasurable effects on the brain.

 

The problem has been increasing at an alarming rate since there are over 190 million drug users worldwide, and most of the young adults under the age of 30 are addicted to drugs.

If we talk about drug abuse, then the first thing that comes in our mind is that drug abuse is a myth or a reality?

And is drug abuse ethical or unethical?

Many people tend to link drug abuse to a myth when it comes to drug abuse and says that it is in their religion and are cultural or traditional related. Still, in reality, drug abuse is for real, and thousand of youngsters are addicted to drugs.

However, drugs' continued use can lead to drug dependence, a state of physical and mental dependence.

Commonly abused drugs includes marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and alcohol.

• The signs and symptoms are:
• Changes in appetite or sleep.
• Impaired coordination.
• Pupils are larger or smaller than usual.
• Sudden weight gain or weight loss.
• Unexplained anxiety.
• Lack of motivation and withdrawal.
• Shoddy work.
• The decline in performance.

However, these drug abuses affect Loss of coordination, poor judgment, distorted vision, slowed reflexes, and memory loss.

According to statistics, 25 % of youngsters and 5.

8 % of the adult population is involved with drugs, which is why today's generation is ruining their future.

There are specific causes of drug abuse, including unemployment, financial burdens, peer pressure, failure in exams, failure in relationships, depression, and addiction.

There are four routes of administration of drugs that includes oral, injection, snorting, and smoking.

For today's generation, the drug is a symbol of the upper class, and they snort on it to show off their lavish lifestyle and due to peer pressure without realizing how harmful drugs are for their health and body.

Sometimes in some situations, you are not wrong, but you get in the wrong company that forces and influences you to take drugs, which further makes you addicted to the drugs.

And if you don't get drugs, you ought to be depressed, and you can get suicidal thoughts too, which shows how dangerous drugs are.

There are so many cases where due to a lack of drugs, people contemplate suicide too.

There are four categories of drug abuse which are narcotics, depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens.

It is not a myth, but a reality, and that person who is addicted to drugs need hospitalization, behavior therapies, and change in a social environment as the treatment.

It is not that you can't prevent or control drug abuse.

All you need is to know the causes of drug taking behavior, sources of illicit drugs, drug laws, treatment programs and community organizing skills.

All I can say is you can save yourself from drug abuse by taking precautions because prevention is better than cure.

By saving yourself you are also saving the environment and the society you are living in.