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