Drug addiction
Drug addiction is an illness
that modifies a person's brain and behavior, making it impossible for them to
regulate whether or not they use drugs or medications, whether legal or
illicit. Substances classified as drugs include alcohol, nicotine and marijuana.
When you are addicted, you continue to use the drug even if you know it is
hazardous for you. Obsessive
drug seeking and usage that is hard to stop despite negative effects characterizes
this chronic illness.
The human brain is the body's most complicated. It controls both the physiological processes that keep you alive and your thinking. Alcohol and drugs affect your mood by changing the molecules that keep your brain functioning properly.
Addiction to drugs in youth
The brain develops and grows
until a person reaches their mid-20s. The prefrontal cortex, which really is
responsible for decision-making, is a prime example of this. When young, drug
use can impair the brain's natural developing processes. It may also have an
impact on how people make decisions. They may indulge in risky behaviors such
as unsafe sex and irresponsible driving on a more frequent basis.
Academic difficulties, health
problems (including mental health), poor peer relationships, involvement with
the juvenile justice system, and health problems such as heart disease, sleep
disorders, high blood pressure, as well as suicide, homicide, accidents, and
illness in extreme cases, are just a few of the issues that young people who
abuse substances frequently face.
HIV/AIDS is most commonly
transmitted through sexual contact with an infected person's body fluids or by
the sharing of tainted drug injection supplies. Substance abuse in adolescence
is commonly connected with mental health difficulties such as depression,
developmental delays, apathy, withdrawal, and other psychosocial dysfunctions.
Effects of drug addiction
Your liver is under increased
stress during the addition stage, putting you at risk for significant liver
damage or liver failure. Furthermore, addiction can induce seizures, stroke,
mental disorientation and brain damage, lung illness, memory challenges,
attention challenges, and decision-making challenges, all of which make
day-to-day chores more difficult.
Substance use disorder can have
both short-term and long-term negative effects on one's health.
Short-term repercussions could
be minor to severe in terms of both physical and mental health. The capacity to
coordinate, blood pressure, heart rate, vigor or tiredness, social skills,
pain relief, and physical beauty may all be impacted by this.
Anxiety, confusion, insomnia,
mood issues, violent behavior, paranoia, hallucinations, and delusions are
examples of long-term mental impacts.
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