Substance abuse

Drug abuse refers to the harmful use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illegal drugs. The use of a psychoactive substance is a series of behaviors that occur after repeated use of the dose, including a strong desire of taking the dose to control the difficulty of taking, despite addiction-persistent harmful consequences Cognitive, and physiological phenomena. Pay more attention to the use of medication than other activities and obligations, increase tolerance, sometimes physically discontinued

Policies that affect the level and pattern of substance use and associated risks can greatly reduce the public health problems caused by the use of medications and intervention at the health care system level will affect the affected individuals You can help restore your health.

Figure 1. Drug Abuse and Dependency Definition All substance abuse and substance dependence are models of inappropriate use of substances. Drug abuse usually refers to the use of some medication in some way, resulting in the inability to perform work, the primary responsibility of the school or family, or legal or interpersonal issues related to the drug It will happen. It also includes the use of substances in circumstances where personal safety is threatened. Substance dependence usually involves physical or psychological adverse effects, inability to reduce or control the use of substances, resistance (using more substances to achieve the same effect), when substances are used The withdrawal symptoms of is not consumed anymore. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) 4 provides a more comprehensive definition of drug abuse and drug dependence

Drug abuse is defined as habitual reuse of hazardous substances and it is used only to change mood. Almost all drug abusers are starting to abuse substances to change their moods. Depending on the substance, its effect varies from calming mind to excitement. People are beginning to abuse these substances to improve mood, but almost all of them have some negative effects. For example, when a person begins to abuse a substance, he may be at risk of developing physical addiction. Drug abuse can also lead to physical and mental health problems. Drug abuse can also cause other problems such as unemployment, economic problems, family disharmony, homelessness.