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EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE

Posted on October 23, 2019

Drug abuse occurs as a result of excessive ingestion by an individual, and it reaches a point where the person cannot do without it. Drug abuse leads to addiction, which is very difficult to manage.

Drugs are substances which affect the body and brain adversely. There are diverse effects which drugs provide. For some, they could be in the short-term, while others would be in the long-term.

As a matter of fact, some of the effects of drug abuse would still reflect in the life of the person, even after they have quit. There are three known routes of taking drugs, and they are inhalation, injection and ingestion.

The speed of the resultant effects of taking drugs, depends on the route. For ingestion, the effect is not really fast, because the drug has a longer route to take in the body. The fastest is injection because it goes straight into the bloodstream.

One of the unpleasant effects of drug abuse, is how it affects the immune system. The sad part is, most people are not aware of this fact. When drug abuse is in motion, the immune system becomes weak, and this means that the person is susceptible to any form of infection or disease. This happens because the body organs are not well structured to resist them.

An individual who abuses drugs on a regular basis will have health problems on a regular basis. Moreso, the heart is affected when it comes to drug abuse. The individual would discover that, he or she would have irregular heartbeat. Sometimes, the person will feel very sharp pain coming from the heart.

When an individual begins to notice the aforementioned effects alongside feeling pain the abdomen and being nauseated, then it is essential that help is sought. The liver can also be affected, and it could get damaged if care is not taken.

Seeing a counselor comes in handy for drug abuse. He or she would help you figure out the underlying causes, and from any assessment conducted on you, it would be used to create a personalized treatment plan.

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