Posted in Substance Abuse on Jan 12th, 2010
Some of these drugs are obtained from prescriptions which are used by people for pleasure rather than for medicated purpose where as some other drugs are treated as illegal because of the high potential risks and effects associated with them. However, with strong determination and will power any one can get rid off the drug addiction.
Posted in Substance Abuse on Jan 5th, 2010
The two ways that substance abuse affects families the most are emotionally and financially.
Once in a while, they can even affect them in a physically threatening way when the psychological changes in the substance abuser changes to an elevated need for the substance.
Posted in Substance Abuse on Dec 29th, 2009
Substance abuse can and does kill people every day. A person can succumb to alcohol poisoning, take an overdose, get some bad “stuff”, anything can happen. For teens, substance abuse can affect their growth, their grades, their mental ability. They can become withdrawn, hostile and end up losing out on many wonderful memory making opportunities by missing out on school events, sports, dances. At one, a student can end up with grades dropping so bad that he or she could lose out on a scholarship or not getting accepted into the college of his dreams
Posted in Substance Abuse on Dec 22nd, 2009
In the majority of cases, these two conditions co-exist.
It is difficult to tell which came first; the depression or the drug addiction but they are often found together. Substance abuse is capable of causing depression because all substances directly affect the brain. This off sets the chemical balance within the brain and depression occurs.
