Drug abuse – Let us prevent people before they involve in it.

Many people think that drug abuse is not their concern and their family members are good enough and they would not come across these complications in their life. But the truth is opposite. Any person at any age can indulge in drug abuse so all must be aware of drug addiction and drug abuse.

Drug abuse refers to regular intake of substances which are hazardous for health. These substances vary from prescribed medicines, alcohol, tobacco, narcotics drugs such as heroin, cocaine etc. The use of these substances also produces causing for a physical addiction, leading to the regular use of the drugs.

There may be many reasons to start up drug abuse by a person. Many times company or friend circle that a person keeps may be reason behind these habits. Most of the times children pick up these habits under peer group pressure. Other than these some emotional reasons such as depression, failures, financial loss, stress, low self esteem, family reasons, ailment or other factor are there which lead a person towards drug abuse. People feel that drugs are solution for them to keep these mental states away.

Any drug, after it’s intake in the body starts the metabolism changing which results intoxication of circulatory system and affects our central nervous system as well. The brain loses it’s control and produces anxiety, depression, change of mood etc. Malnutrition, memory loss, health deterioration, psychotic behavior, aggression etc. are some of the physical and mental states which occur due to drug addiction.

It can be easily identified if the child is under drug addiction by some symptoms and activities of the child, such as –
• Change in appetite or sleeping habits.
• Sudden weight loss or gain.
• Sudden change in friend and hobbies.
• Unexplained need of money.
• Drop in attendance in school and performance in academics.
• Some suspicious activities like remaining alone and isolated, not talking much with family.
• Getting irritated or violent on very negligible thing.

Prevention is better than cure. Little bit attention and love from family, teachers and society and bring a lost person on right track. Speaking freely to teenagers about all issues will prevent them be victim of drug abuse. So for everyone, parents, teachers, siblings, spouses, drug abuse is concern of all, let’s all prevent the young generation getting prey of this evil.