Drug addiction as a medical social problem

affect different people in different ways.
One person can take and

abuse drugs, but never be addicted while another has experience and gets immediately hooked

career
-their relationships with friends and community

It can also be like food, gambling, and shopping that

gets in the way of a healthy lifestyle.
Their bad habit becomes compulsive, regardless of consequences
When the person is no longer in charge of their life, regardless of triggering mechanism, they are addicted.

genetic component.
If there is a genetic predisposition in the family

to become addicted to something, the chances are great to have the same predisposition.
Another factor is personality that can trigger to become addicted.
Peer pressure can cause a person to try drugs and continue.
As well as become addicted to medical drugs if starting to take more and more.

the drugs
-to get a “high” feeling

Stage 2:
-user starts to

think more about drugs
-user uses when alone
-user still thinks they have control

think the drug wont hurt them
-peer group uses

avoid being sick
-drugs become the center of their life

irregular heartbeat
-difficulty urinating
-changes in body temperature

can affect the body in different ways.
-some drugs can change

the person’s body and brain, that can last permanently even with stopping the drug use
-deaths and illnesses and disabilities occur with drug use.

cardiovascular conditions- abnormal heart rate and heart attacks
Causes nausea, vomiting,

and abdominal pain
Causes liver to overwork
Causes seizures, stroke and widespread brain damage
Affect the brain – causes overwork of dopamine to flow to the system