WHAT IS DRUG? DRUG ABUSE, CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE

WHAT IS DRUG  

A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment of prevention of a diseases or as a component of a medication. Drug can be defined as any substance used for chemical purpose. It is also defined as any drugs taking that modify biological, psychological and social behaviour. Drugs are taken based on doctors prescriptions. When taking, drug may and other effects other than those needed. Such effects are generally known as side effects.

DRUG ABUSE

It is illegal or excessive drug use that is deliberate use of an illegal drug or too much of a prescribed drug. It is also the arbituary use of drugs to alter one's mood, emotional states of consciousness.

The national drug law enforcement agency says that drugs are abused when;

1. It use is not medically necessary or for non-medical purpose.
2. Its use is legally prohibited and
3. It is excessively and persistently self-administered.

TYPES OF DRUGS AND HOW THEY CAN BE ABUSED

Drug exist in liquid that is syrups, or paste form. We have different types of drugs that can be abused as follows :

1. Alcoholic beverage divided into three general classes that is beers, wine, and spints. Taking too much of any of them is alcohol abuse and can result in having red eyes, not being able to work properly, inability to eat properly, mental problem and toxication. Example of alcohols include the following ( illicit gin spirit, beer, wine, brandy, whiskey , palm wine, local concussion, burukutu, etc  
2. STIMULANTS :  these are drug that make one behave strangely when taking excessive.  This drug normally change one's biological state, thereby affecting the normal functioning of the nervous system. Cocaine, caffeine command in command cannabis, marijuana, and amphetamines and methamphetamine belong to this group. Some stimulants are either injected, or swallow, or smoked or inhaled.
3. INDUCEMENT DRUGS : these are drugs that are to change one's appearance and behaviour and make one do things strangely. Also, in this meant drugs can be used medically for patients undergoing surgery and can be used to induce sleep to hate quick recovery from an element. In this month drugs are also called stimulant. This type of drugs are used mostly by armed robbers, sex workers and so on

Summary the following types of drugs are usually used to abuse by people, most especially the youth in our society of today, and the other ones that's been in ducted of which they can't leave it for long time since their youth, all the same, it's mainly happens from the youth stage :

• Alcohol
•  tobacco
• Marijuana
• Heroine
• Cocaine
• Ketamine
• Opium
• Panadol
• Cough syrup
• Inhalants
• Nicotine
• Snuff 

CAUSES OR REASONS WHY PEOPLE INDULGE IN DRUG ABUSE 

The following are cause of drug abuse :

1. In order to recover fast, some people take more than necessary
2. Bad company, intimate connection with those people taking indian hemp and cocaine may influence innocent was to embark on the journey of drug addiction.
3.  need to get rid of psychological and emotion problem. Some people believe that you forget your problems, worry, refreshing and sorrow, you need to drink everyday or smoke tobacco or cigarettes.
4. Poverty is something that has become a pain in most country economy and some people prefer self medication to visiting hospitals or consulting medical doctors because they cannot afford the bills.
5. Need to exhibit negative behaviour that is armed robbery, prostitution, etc
6. Need to keep awake
7. Need to perform wonderfully and this is very common with sports men and women, some of them go into drug because they want to enhance their performance and win victoriously
8. Ignorance
9. Through radio and tv advertisement

VARIOUS MEDIUM OF TAKING DRUGS

1. By injection for example  heroin, morphine and so on
2. By smoking for example opium or indian hemp
3. By swallowing tablet and liquid
4. Snuffing of powder
5. By inhaled for example petrol, paint,glues

DRUG TRAFFICKING : it is a worldwide illegal trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sales of substance or drug which are identified under drug prohibition  laws.