Drug Addiction one of the most serious problem in the society
It is the most serious, due to its physiological, psychological and social costs. In fact, the major standards of addiction were originally defined for drug addiction. Drug users experience a wide array of unexpected physical effects.
According to Encyclopedia.com Users of marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs may experience flashbacks, unwanted recurrences of the drug’s effects weeks or months after use. Sudden abstinence from certain drugs results in withdrawal symptoms. The website explains that continued use of a physically addictive drug develops tolerance and that needle-sharing and increased sexual activity among drug users puts them at a higher risk of AIDS and other sexually transmitted disease.
Because the purity and dosage of illegal drugs are uncontrolled, drug overdose is a constant risk. Many drug users engage in criminal activity, such as burglary and prostitution, to raise the money to buy drugs, and some drugs, especially alcohol, are associated with violent behavior.
For the first time user of drug, it might be voluntary, drug alter gene expression and brain circuitry, which in turn affect human behavior. Once addiction develops, these brain changes interfere with an individual’s ability to make voluntary decisions, leading to compulsive drug craving, seeking and use.
As with alcoholism, prolonged drug use permanently damages body organs and functions. More alarmingly, drug can change the brain’s biology in ways scientists are still struggling to understand. Treating drug addiction is extremely difficult because of the cunning that many drug addicts develop, and the ease with which they can acquire drugs and conceal their use.