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Substance_abuse
Substance abuse
What is a substance abuse also known as drug abuse is a state where a user abuse a substance
(drug) in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or to others commonly known drugs
are.
Tobacco a product from dried tobacco leaves commonly used as an insecticide in the past now being used
for cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, the addictive substance of tobacco known as nicotine
works as an antiherbivore chemical acts as a self-defense against enemies herbivores. Is the cause of half
a million death each year, and earns an estimated $100 billion a year from direct and indirect health care
costs.
Alcohol commonly known as beverages and being used since historic times whether hygienic, dietary,
medicinal, religious, and recreational reasons. It affects the brain that’s leads to slurs speech decreases
muscle control and coordination common cases of fatal motor vehicle accidents are due to alcohol that
earns an estimated $150 billion a year.
Marijuana (Cannabis) the first illegally used drugs commonly used as a psychoactive drug that caused
heightened mood or euphoria, relaxation and an increase in appetite while negative effects like decrease
in short term memory, dry mouth, impaired motor skills, reddening of the eyes and feelings of paranoia or
anxiety. The smoke irritates your lungs and contains more cancer causing chemicals than tobacco it
increased up to 5.8% $14.4 Million every month in 2007.
Cocaine (Coca, Cocaine, and Crack) from Erythroxylum coca bush that grows the Andes region of
South America, the powdered cocaine known as Coke or Blow and Crack cocaine Crack or Rock almost
14% of U.S Adults have Tried Cocaine approximately 1 out of 40 adults has used it in the past year. Users
describe it like an increasing sense of energy alertness, extremely elevated mood, supremacy and some
experience irritability, paranoia, restlessness, and anxiety.
Heroin (Diamorphine) has a lot of street names like H, Smack, horse, brown, black, tar, etc, an inactive
drug that converts into morphine when taken some effects are drowsiness, pleasure, and slowed breathing
people who withdraws suffer from intense vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, confusion, aches, and
sweating. Why overdose may result to death due to respiratory arrest around 669 thousand of Americans
are reported using heroin in the past year with an age of 18years old to 27 years old.
Methamphetamines a type of stimulant that is used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) and obesity there are 2 kinds of methamphetamine namely Dextromethamphetamine and
Levomethamphetamine has a high toxicity level at high doses effects are increase to sexual desire, lift the
mood, and increase energy, that would increase the users sexual desire to engage in sexual activities. A
withdrawal would cause to depression, abdominal cramps and increased appetite while long term effects
includes paranoia, hallucinations, weight loss, loss of teeth, heart damage.
