Drug abuse

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    *DRUG ABUSE 1.0*

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HOW DEEP IS YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON DRUG AND ITS ABUSE??

WHY DO YOUTHS IN PARTICULAR ENGAGE IN DRUG ABUSE ??

WHAT ARE THE LIKELY EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ?

INTRODUCTION:
CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION OF DRUG

A drug is any substance (other than food that provides nutritional support) that, when inhaled, injected , smoked, consumed , absorbed via a patch on the skin, or dissolved under the tongue causes a temporary physiological (and often psychological) change in the body.
In pharmacology , a pharmaceutical drug, also called a medication or medicine, is a chemical substance used to treat , cure , prevent , or diagnose a disease or to promote well-being . Traditionally drugs were obtained through extraction from medicinal plants , but more recently also by organic synthesis . Pharmaceutical drugs may be used for a limited duration, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders .

Psychoactive drugs are chemical substances that affect the function of the central nervous system , altering perception, mood or consciousness . They include alcohol , a depressant (and a stimulant in small quantities), and the stimulants nicotine and caffeine . These three are the most widely consumed psychoactive drugs worldwide and are also considered recreational drugs since they are used for pleasure rather than medicinal purposes. Other recreational drugs include hallucinogens , opiates and amphetamines and some of these are also used in spiritual or religious settings. Some drugs can cause addiction and all drugs can have side effects . Excessive use of stimulants can promote stimulant psychosis. Many recreational drugs are illicit and international treaties such as the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs exist for the purpose of their prohibition .

Etymology
In English, the noun "drug" is thought to originate from Old French "drogue", possibly deriving later into "droge-vate" from Middle Dutch meaning "dry barrels", referring to medicinal plants preserved in them. The transitive verb "to drug" (meaning intentionally administer a substance to someone, often without their knowledge) arose later and invokes the psychoactive rather than medicinal properties of a substance.

EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE

1. ADDICTION
2. DEPRESSION
3. EMOTIONAL DISORDER
4. PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER
5. S.H (SELF HARM)

REASONS FOR DRUG ABUSE

1.To gain courage so as to pull off dreadful tasks.
2.To feel good... #don't understand why they can't watch Kenny Blaq comedy show🤷🏽‍♂.

1. To handle emotional and psychological pressure
   4.To handle oppression by bullies