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DRUG ABUSEBY PHEONIX
Our Great
MindsCocoTheepaJhanarthNanthinieYugadarshniBhalvindrakumar
Drug is a medicine or other substance which has a physiological
effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body
The term abuse is typically used to describe the non-medical
self-administration of a substance to produce psychoactive effects,
intoxication of altered body image, and usually despite the
knowledge of risk involved.
Criteria for diagnosing abuse:
Failure to fulfil important personal commitmentsAbuse of drug in
physically hazardous situationsLegal problems related to
abuseProblems in relating to other people due to abuseEnvironment
factors
traumatically unstable or inconsistent environmentavailability
of drugsstrong positive correlation between drug risk and premature
home leaving.
Psychological factors
Emotional Instability and Personality Disorders.The Need to
Escape.The Correlation with DelinquencyEFFECTS ON
INDIVIDUALHIV/AIDS What is the link between drug abuse and HIV/AIDS
?When somebody is high on drugs, he or she cannot think
properly.They might engage in unprotected sex.If he or she injects
drugs such as heroine and cocaine by sharing a needle with somebody
who is effected, that can also cause HIV/AIDS.
LIVER DAMAGEEspecially so when the drug abused is alcohol.Liver
cancer, hepatitis, fatty liver.Can cause effects to the whole
body.Important organ in body.When effected, it effects other parts
of the body as well.
CANCERUpper digestive track.Larynx, esophagus,mouth.Breast
cancer.High risk for a person to be infected with skin
cancer.Stomach, colon, lungs, pancreas,
HIGH BLOOD PRESSUREDamaging effects to the bodyLeft ventricles
enlarge-cannot pump blood properlyCardiac arrest, Heart attack,
Heart failureArteries to narrow-brain damageFATALITYHashish,
MarijuanaDangerous drugs-narcotics cause have fatal
effects.Impotence , dizziness, respiratory dizziness\
CommunityLost work time and inefficiencyCrime rate
.Thank you.
