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A drug abuse-free generation starts with you. Encourage someone today, say no to illicit drugs because the change begins with you. To help a loved one with drug addiction, one of the most important things to do is to be supportive and by seeking help.
Drug addicts do have one problem: seeing a psychiatrist for help can be intimidating, anxiety-inducing and even embarrassing, largely due to the stigma attached to drug addiction within family circle and among friends. It is difficult to divulge your deepest secrets to a stranger, but if you suffer from symptoms of drug addiction, you must overcome your fears and get medical help/rehab.
There are numerous reasons why youths indulge in drug abuse. In fact, most of these excuses are absolutely ridiculous and outrageous.
Let’s us look deep to examine it together. Some of the reasons for drug abuse include parents’ involvement, ignorance, performance enhancement, peer influence, child abuse, curiosity, etc.
Children whose parents deal in hard drugs are highly susceptible to drug use, addiction and trafficking. This is due to the availability and early exposure of these children to drugs.
Social effects on the family can be felt long after the addiction. The family can be dissolved, children can develop emotional issues and trust can be shattered.
Many people wonder about the social effects of drug abuse. Drug abuse erodes the social life of the addict, tearing apart his family, friends and professional relationships. Without intervention, the drug addict can wind up alone, with the drug being his only “friend.” Below are some of the social effects of drug abuse:
Physiological, Social, Economic and Physical Problems – Isolation is the most common social effect of drug abuse. The drug abuser eventually maintains a connection only with his drug of choice.
Depending upon the drug of choice, the financial strain can be devastating.
Buying drugs becomes more important to the drug addict than daily responsibilities.
Close connections to the drug abuser are affected. Relationships become dysfunctional, as the co-dependent recognizes the effects of the drugs.
Drug abuse can lead to unexplained absence, depleted sick days and eventually job loss. The severity of the drug abuse will determine the time line.
Be healthy, be wise, don’t do drugs.