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