Using drugs forces us to face its menacing risks and consequences. Lets we see the effects of drug addiction:
- Risk to our personal safety.
If we take drugs, there's a risk we could die of overdose or poisoning because many drugs are lethal, especially if they're mixed together. Crossing a road, driving a car or using any machine while on drugs can cause an accident which is harmful not only to ourselves but also to other people.
- Damage to our health, both physical and psychological.
A long-term abuse of drugs can cause significant physical and psychological problems such as brain damage, liver failure, lung disease, abnormal sleep patterns, loss of appetite, weight loss, digestive problems, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, depression, paranoia, hallucinations, or suicidal thinking. These problems also include the risk of infection or contagious diseases, such as AIDS or hepatitis, due to the use of contaminated needles.
- Decreased thinking ability.
A long-term abuse of drugs can lead to a loss of interest in activities normally pleasurable, memory deficits, and difficulties in completing intellectual tasks as well as linking information in coherent patterns.
- Destructive behavior.
Under the influence of drugs or during the experience of drug withdrawal, we may become extremely irritable and have very little impulse control. So, we can easily engage in aggresive, assaultive or bizarre behaviors.
- Legal Consequences.
Possession of many drugs is illegal. Supplying them to others or giving drugs to a friend is against the law. Also, if we are abusing any drug, we are more likely to break the law in other ways, such as theft or vandalism.
