| Substance abuse is a growing menace in the society. | | | | dependent on are alcohol and nicotine. Alcoholics |
| Anyone can be a victim of it, disregarding age, | | | | Anonymous is perhaps the most famous alcohol |
| gender and ethnicity. Substance abuse can be broadly | | | | de-addiction support group. Alcoholics Anonymous is |
| defined as the situation in which the use of a | | | | an informal de-addiction center for smokers who wish |
| substance causes a detrimental effect on the | | | | to quit smoking. The groups are locally found and |
| physical and mental condition of an individual. Further, | | | | their numbers may vary depending on the area and |
| substance abuse can also have devastating effect on | | | | the regions. Alcoholics Anonymous has a program |
| the financial, social and even legal standing in the | | | | that it popularly calls as the 'twelve step' program, |
| society of a person. | | | | which has been known to be very effective and |
| The 'substance' in substance abuse can be almost | | | | actually instrumental in helping alcoholics combat their |
| anything. It can be either legal or illegal. Even the non | | | | alcoholism. |
| prescribed use of prescriptive medicines has and can | | | | The reasons behind substance abuse are many. |
| be termed as substance abuse. In cases of | | | | Some people may take to substance abuse simply |
| substance abuse, injections, inhaling and oral usage of | | | | because of peer pressure, while others may take to |
| the substance is common. However, sniffing and | | | | substance abuse to combat stress. There have been |
| smoking of the said substance is also seen in some | | | | some cases where individuals have taken a liking to a |
| cases. | | | | taste of a certain medicine, and continued using them |
| Maybe the most common way of substance abuse is | | | | even they were no longer needed to be used. |
| the non prescribed use of prescribed medicines. | | | | The results of the consequent substance abuse are |
| Simply put, an overdose of sleeping pills prescribed by | | | | too serious to be neglected. Substance abuse |
| a doctor is substance abuse. Alternately, taking any | | | | seriously hampers the social life of a person. |
| substance into the body in any other way than as | | | | Substance abuse also comes between the family and |
| prescribed by the doctor is substance abuse. | | | | work obligations of a person. Depending on the depth |
| Other than prescribed medicines, alcohol, drugs and | | | | and type of substance abuse, it can also hamper the |
| other intoxicating substances have been abused | | | | financial standing of an individual. |
| commonly. Drug dependency, drug addiction, and drug | | | | Substance abuse rehabilitation is therefore important |
| addiction are examples and also results of substance | | | | for a person who is dependent on any controlled |
| abuse. | | | | substance. It can eliminate the addiction of the |
| Some of the most common substances people are | | | | person and lead him or her to a more enriched life. |