| Introduction
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| | Symptoms of Drug Abuse
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| Drug abuse harp on the matter of misuse
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| | 1) Loss of appetite or increase in
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| or overuse of certain specified
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| | appetite; noticeable weight loss or gain.
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| substances. To elaborate, these
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| | 2)Smelling of alcohol, marijuana, or
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| substances are psychological stimulants
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| | stale smoke
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| and performance-enhancing drugs that have
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| | 3) Frequent minor illnesses (headaches,
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| been used for non-healing purposes.
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| | nausea, slight tremors, flu-like
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| Alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates,
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| | symptoms,vomiting, sluggishness)
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| cocaine, methaqualone, opium alkaloids
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| | 4) General lack of motivation, energy,
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| and mild tranquilizers are some of the
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| | self-esteem, an "I don't care" attitude.
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| substances that are most widely misused.
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| | Difficulty paying attention;
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| The use of these substances brings on
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| | forgetfulness.
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| criminal prosecutions against the user,
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| | 5) Using drug slang, talking about drugs
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| apart from the obvious physical and
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| | 6) Neglects taking prescribed medications
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| psychological damages. And add to it the
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| | or takes more medications than usual
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| social discrimination that will follow.
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| | • Memory lapses
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| Causes of Drug abuse
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| | Types of Drug abuse
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| Psychological : The brain is set up,
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| | Excitants Drugs which produce cerebral
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| people can easily develop a psychological
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| | excitation and behavioral stimulation
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| dependence on a drug. Certain drugs like
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| | without altering consciousness. This
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| caffeine and nicotine activate brain
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| | group includes caffeine, amphetamines
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| reward systems, and the brain responds by
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| | Alcohol:Drinking a large ammount of
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| releasing chemicals that have effects
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| | alcohol drinks such as wine, beer,
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| ranging from a change in mood to outright
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| | spirits can lead to every day drinking
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| euphoria.
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| | financial problems and it can be very
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| Physiological: A condition in which a
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| | dangerous to your body causing illnes
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| person's body requires certain behaviors
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| | such as damage your kidney and liver and
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| or the intake of some substance, without
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| | turn into acancer, it can also damage
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| which it will become ill.
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| | your brain, and eye sight. Drinking
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| Substance addiction: A condition in which
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| | alcohol during pregnancy can be very
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| a person is dependent on some chemical
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| | harmful to the unborn baby causing
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| substance, such as cocaine or heroin.
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| | premature birth, it can delay the
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| The Environment: In our biochemical
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| | development of the child through its
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| society, we hear mixed messages about the
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| | growth, lead to very bad behaviour, fall
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| use of psychoactive drugs. Some, such as
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| | back in school, and various health
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| alcohol and tobacco, are accepted, while
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| | problems.Cigarette can also cause damage
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| use of hard drugs is condemned. Some drug
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| | to your health such as lung cancer and be
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| use is glamorized in the media, while
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| | harmfull to unborn babies.
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| different states have different standards
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| | Cocaine:Cocaine is a natural stimulant
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| for public intoxication. All of this
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| | that derives from the Erythroxylan Coca
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| makes it easier for people to accept drug
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| | plant which can be found in South America
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| use as "normal".
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| | on the eastern slopes of the Andes. It is
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| Past trauma is a factor that causes many
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| | commonly found in a fine powdered form
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| people to use drugs.Sexual abuse, loss of
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| | that is snorted, or liquefies and
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| a loved one or some sort of an accident
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| | injected.
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| are all things someone would want to
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| | Heroine: Pure Heroin is a white powder
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| forget. Often times, people will deal
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| | with a bitter taste
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| with these problems and temporarily allow
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| | Marijuana: A green, brown, or gray
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| themselves to forget about them by using
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| | mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems,
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| drugs.
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| | seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant.
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