Health Consequences of Drug Misuse
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The use of drugs can produce short-term and long-term direct and indirect effects. These effects usually depend on the specific drug or drug being used, the method of administration, the dose, the health condition of the human body, and other factors. Short-term effects range from changes in appetite, arousal, heart rate, blood pressure and / or mood to heart attacks, stroke, psychiatric disorders, overdosage, and even death. These health effects may happen after a single use
Long-term effects include heart disease or lung disease, cancer, psychiatric disorders, HIV / AIDS, hepatitis. Long-term drug use can also lead to poisoning. Drug addiction is a disease of the brain. Not everyone using drugs will be addicted, but for some people the use of drugs may change the manner in which certain brain circuits work. These brain changes can interfere with ways people experience normal happiness in their lives, such as eating habits, sexual behavior, ability to control stress levels, decision making, learning and memory skills. These changes make it more difficult for people to be adversely affected, even if they want to stop smoking, as they adversely affect their lives.
Drug abuse also has an indirect effect on drug users and people around them. This includes influencing people's nutrition, taking sleep, making decisions and impulses, and trauma, violence, injury, the risk of infections, and so on. Drug use also affects babies born from women who use drugs during pregnancy. There is a wider range of negative consequences in education, employment, housing, human relationships and participation in criminal justice.
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Studies have shown that the abuse of tobacco, alcohol, pregnant women using illegal drugs, or prescription drugs can have serious health effects for babies. This is because many substances are easy to pass through the placenta, so that substances ingested by pregnant women also reach the fetus. Recent studies have shown that during pregnancy smoking and taking marijuana, using prescription analgesics, the use of illegal drugs may double the risk of stillbirth. 92 It is estimated that about 5% of pregnant women use one or more addictive substances.
Introduction Drug abuse refers to the continued use of drugs and alcohol, but this has a negative impact on users, their friends, family members and communities. Drug abuse is often considered a crime, and most people regard it as a mental health problem. Due to shame and fear of the law, most people did not come first to seek help. - Mental health at puberty affects their social life. It may make adolescent life more difficult, then and perhaps that should be the case. It affects them: interaction with work, school and friends, family and other people. Depression and anxiety are among the biggest factors that affect young people. There are many other psychiatric disorders that can annoy youth, bipolar schizophrenia is only a small part.
The use of illegal drugs and the abuse of prescription drugs can result in social, academic, psychological, physical, economic and legal consequences. Mixing medicine and alcohol is very dangerous. The following information pertains to a specific drug or drug type, but it is not intended to be a comprehensive list of drugs and their associated health risks. Marijuana - The concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol in cannabis varies between 1% and 9%. THC is a fat-soluble substance and may remain in the lungs, liver, reproductive organs, brain tissue for up to 3 weeks. If you take or ingest marijuana, you can relax and improve your mood. This can be fatigue and calm. Other influences include awareness of sensation, euphoria, changes in thinking, feeling of hunger ("snacks"), and so on. High concentrations of THC can cause more illusive reactions