How can we deal Drug Addiction?

Drug addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a condition of the brain and actions of the human being that causes him to fail to regulate the use of legal or unlawful drugs or medicines. Drugs are also known to be substances like alcohol, marijuana and nicotine. If you are addicted, despite the harm caused, you can continue to use the drug.

Drug varies the risk of addiction and how easily you become toxic. Some medications, including opioid painkillers, are more susceptible and addicted than others.

You would need bigger drug doses to get high as time passes. You may soon need the medication just to feel healthy. You will find it more difficult to do without the medication as the use of drugs goes up. Trying to avoid using drugs may lead to extreme cravings and make you feel physically sick. You will need your doctor, family, friends, support programs, or structured therapy to resolve your opioid dependency and remain drug-free.

Symptoms

Symptoms or actions of drug abuse include:

• Feel like you would take the medication consistently — every day or many times a day.

• A substance that blocks other thoughts has extreme desires

• More medication needed to have the same impact over time 

• Take greater quantities of the prescription for a longer time than you wanted

• Make sure that you keep your prescription supply

• Spend money on the prescription, even though you cannot afford it

• Non-compliance or reduction in social or leisure activities attributable to the use of drugs; 

Make use of the medication, even though you know it causes your life issues or psychological or physical damage.

• Doing stuff you wouldn't do to get the medication like robbing

• Drive or perform other dangerous acts under drug influence

• Invest some time getting the prescription, taking the medicine or recovering from the effects of the medication

• Failure to avoid using the medication

• Signs of withdrawal in attempting to avoid taking the medication

 

Complications

• People who are addicted to a drug product are more likely to become contagious by unprotected sex or sharing needles, as is HIV.

• A variety of short-term and long-term mental and physical health issues may result from drug dependency. It depends on what medication is used.

• Driver or other risky behaviors would be more likely to be affected by drug-suffering people.

• Persons who are drug addicts die more of a suicide than non-drug addicts.

• Conduction adjustments may result in marital or family disputes and custody problems. 

• The use and encouragement to excellence at school will adversely affect academic performance.

• Legal challenges are common to drug users and may arise from the purchase or possession of illicit substances, fraud to fund drug misuse, drug or alcohol-related driving or child custody disputes.

• The use of funds to fund drug use eliminates money from other requirements which can result in debt and conduct immoral or unethical conduct..

 

 

Prevention

Taking a prescription is not the only way to avoid a drug addiction. If a drug is prescribed by your doctor that is vulnerable to abuse, use your drug wisely and follow your doctor's instructions.

Physicians should prescribe such medicines at safe levels and doses and check for use so that the dosage is not too high or too long. Chat with your doctor if you believe you can take more than the dosage of a drug prescribed. Preventing drug misuse in children and teenagers

What step should we take:

• Discuss the dangers of using and abusing drugs with your children.

• Be a good listener when your kids speak about peer pressure and help them resist it.

• Don't abuse drugs or alcohol. Parent children who abuse drugs are more vulnerable to drugs.

• Act with your children on your friendship. You and your child will have a good and healthy relationship to reduce your child's risk of drugs or misuse.

Preventing a relapse

• You are extremely at risk of slipping back into a cycle of abuse after you have become addicted to a medicine. When you start taking the medicinal product, you will potentially lose control of the medication again – even though you have been treated, and have not taken the medicine for a while.

• Stick to the course of treatment. Check your ties. It may appear that you have stabilized and do not have to take further measures to be drug-free. However, if you continue to see your doctor, psychologist, aid community meetings and take prescription medications, your chances to remain opioid free will be far higher.

• Don't go back to the place you used to take your pills. Keep away from the old crowd of drugs.

•  Seek treatment if you use the drug again immediately. Speak to the doctor, your counselor, or any person who can help you immediately if you start taking the medication again.