Why you shouldn’t use drugs
Drug use is a growing rapidly in the United States, especially among teens and
even younger kids. whether its marijuana, cocaine, or anything else considered illegal.
The misuse of drugs can lead to negative consequences in ones life. There are many in
depth reasons for not leading a path of illegal drug abuse.
The first major reason being your physical health. Inhaling drugs like marijuana
clearly is dangerous. If done enough, it can have the same effects that smoking cigarettes
can cause. Marijuana has five times as much tar as the amount of tobacco. Injecting drugs
with needles, such as heroine, can be fatal in a shorter time. Consider that every time the
addict
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However, even friends will leave
the addict to his own choices, and may decide to stop socializing with them. The addict,
already losing his or her family, will have lost all social friends too.
The next reason is depression. Depression can turn anyone towards drugs. Many
drugs such as pills, marijuana and cocaine offer an escape from the sadness. If the
addicted continues to use drugs, loses friends and family, he will inevitably have troubles
with depression, which will create for a sad lonely miserable life for the user.
Also one other main reason can be Mental Illness. Even worse than depression,
which people experience every day, is the fact that the chances for mental illness are
higher for the addicted person than for the non addict. It could also be said the addicts are
already acting in an insane way by choosing something like cocaine, heroine, or meth
over family and friends.
Another major reason is Money, and getting money for the drug. Where will
addicts go once they lose their job? Often, money is the major concern of addicts. Some
will take to selling drugs just to get by. Either way, the user will spend most of the money
they earn on more drugs. They are often willing to steal and borrow to continue using
drugs. This is a result in them having no money left and being willing to do many things
to get their next drug.
One other good reason is school, and
This money should be allocated for the development of a country, education and also employment. People who are under influence of drugs can act aggressively which means they can commit violence without consciousness and intentions. They are also willing to do anything such as rob, steal or at a certain point kill innocent people as they want money to buy drugs. As a result, the rate of crime will increase, the environment is not safe enough for the community to live in and it can disrupt people’s routine lives. Moreover, it can give negative perceptions to the investors from other countries and they are not willing to invest or make a deal with a country that has high social problems. The consequence is, it can retard the economy growth of a
Thankfully, I've seen most, if not all, of those people fight back from the clutches of addiction and regain a life of sobriety. And they did it by filling their basic human needs. As humans, we all have the same basic wants and desires and understanding how to fill them is crucial to recovery success.
Now this is where choice in very important. Choice works throughout the entire addiction process along with environment and brain chemistry. Addiction is commonly developed in this order. At this point addiction has taken over the over the life of the individual and usually effects anyone close to them. The addict must make the choice to continue along this path or pull out of the situation. Not all addicts have to hit “rock bottom” to overcome their addiction. Addiction can show its self in many different forms and is not the same for everyone. It can effect people in
Many drug addicts do not have jobs or any legal means of generating income; they resolve to criminal activities such as theft, robbery, or aggressive panhandling. Due to the addictive nature of drugs, the user will be compelled to want more and more in order to continue feeling “normal”. It is what fuels their addiction and as a result, a lack of motivation to do anything other than obtaining more drugs. The drug addict’s family suffers from the effects of the drug addiction as well through emotional stress and psychological decay. Drug addicts also encourage illegal drug trafficking by helping fund criminal organizations. In fact, drug addicts are the reason why the billion dollar drug industry is as lucrative as it is. Without drug addicts, drug traffickers would have no customers or buyers to help generate income. Huge amounts of tax revenue is going towards the war on drugs which includes money going into police departments, border agencies, harm reduction programs, and anti-drug campaigns. The tax money being used to fight drugs could be used to better our education or health systems; instead it is being used to fund harm reduction programs such as Insite.
treatment, they will usually come out as someone trying to combat addiction. The difference is treated as a health matter, there is help to be found. When it’s treated as a crime, the root of the problem is never really addressed,
Addiction is everywhere, from celebrity tabloids, to television, and possibly to a family member or close friend. There is alcoholism, drug abuse, and gambling addiction; the effects of such are devastating. For example, the following excerpt is from the harrowing Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir by James Salant:
In most cases an addict will give up important social and occupational activities because of the overwhelming desires to keep up with the dependency. Some of the social problems
Addicts can still pursue normal lives. They can clean their apartment and even have a job. For example, some of the psychiatrist’s patients actually worked jobs while addicted to heroin. Sally states that addicts have time to make other choices and do other things. These addicts could seek out treatment or even quit cold turkey. She has evidence of some of her patients quitting completely. So it is possible for addicts to make other valuable decisions and choices to benefit them and lead them to quitting. However, relapse can occur but during the time they are not using the drug they have a choice to do it or to not do it. Internal and external cues also play a role in use of the desired drug. For example, in the external cues if a person sees something or even hears something it could trigger them into reuse of the drug. Another example, in the internal cues if a person feels stressed or bored that can trigger their reuse as well. There are also factor that can cause the patient to not reuse the drug such as going to jail, disappointing their family, or losing a job. Some of her patients came to a point of self examination and that led them to want to fix their current addiction. The small choices like who to spend time with is crucial during the recovery phase because they could cause relapse. The
Addicts use drugs to overcome their feelings. If an addict is feeling sad, happy, or angry, they use. This leads to their addictions. After a while, the addict can’t hold a steady job,
Addictions can easily ruin a relationship with family, friends, coworkers, and can often lead to the loss of a job. If the individual is already struggling to keep their job, their addiction will begin to escalate. Since addictions like alcohol, drugs, and gambling involve money, funds decrease rapidly causing many to lose homes. While addiction is a cause of homelessness, it can also be a result. Many homeless become dependent on drugs and alcohol to cope with their current situations. Although it may briefly increase their happiness and lessen their pain, it also decreases their chances of getting off the streets and back on their feet. However addictions are hard to break, especially for those who feel like their last
Addicts blame others when things go wrong, they make loved ones feel guilty or ashamed, and maintaining an addiction can take a financial toll on a family. Children, pets, and other family members are often neglected and left to fend for themselves when living with an addict. Addiction can also cause separation in a family. Eventually patience runs out and people end up walking away from the addict when they refuse to get help or take responsibility.
There are two models of drug dealing, which are called freelance and business models. The difference between the two is that the freelance model is a much smaller organization than the business model. A freelance model is usually one drug dealer in a small operation, where the business model is a much larger operation with more various types of drugs being sold. Freelance dealers tend to only sell marijuana and hallucinogens, like LSD and Ecstasy (Levinthal, 2012). Business dealers will tend to sell whatever drugs are most popular at that time. Freelance drug dealers are usually drug users themselves so they make a small profit since they are using the drugs that could be instead sold to the buyers. They also usually established some
Sub details-Addiction many times reaches a point in which addicts are not only harmful to themselves but others around them as well.
This leads to an increase in criminal activity such as neglect of familial duties, robberies to fund their dependency, and violence to defend their habits. The ‘drugee’ becomes a nuisance to society. Some become homeless and exhibit poor health habits such as malnutrition and tooth decay. Other negative effects include the transference of diseases because of needle sharing. Though drug use is a personal choice, the effects on the rest of society are undeniable. The best intentions are formulated on a personal level, but this is overcastted by its negative effects. This argument, however, is a bit one-sided because the reason for using and dependency varies between users.
The use of drugs is a controversial topic in society today. In general, addicts show a direct link between taking drugs and suffering from their effects. People abuse drugs for a wide variety of reasons. In most cases, the use of drugs will serve a type of purpose or will give some kind of reward. These reasons for use will differ with different kinds of drugs. Various reasons for using the substance can be pain relief, depression, anxiety and weariness, acceptance into a peer group, religion, and much more. Although reasons for using may vary for each individual, it is known by all that consequences of the abuse do exist. It is only further down the line when the effects of using can be seen.