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Drug Abuse

Abstract
Many and varied research has shown that drug abuse is a big problem in the society.
Many countries have even resulted in forming departments to aid in mitigating problems arising
from drug abuse. There is an advanced use of these drugs among the youth. Many young people
try a lot of the drugs such as include; alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, household chemicals, and
medicine that have been prescribed to other people. Although drugs such as alcohol and nicotine
are not illegal, they are dangerous and harmful to the health of these individuals who use them.
The use of drugs by the young people can affect their emotional, physical growth, and social
behavior. Therefore the use of drugs should be avoided by all means if possible to ensure a
healthy life. Substance abuse also contributes to increasing in crime therefore, it is a major factor
that causes offenses and can easily result in some jail time for these young people. This paper
will focus on the abuse of drugs in the society, discuss of the effects of the abuse of these drugs
and suggest some measures that could be used to manage and reduce drug abuse, addiction and
the effects associated within the society. The article also details the approaches that can be used
on these people who are known to use these drugs. There are risk factors that relate to victims of
this group who are high-risk offenders. Such cases include people who have been sexually
abused.

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Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse
Introduction
Drug abuse is the inappropriate use of stimulants mostly drugs. These stimulants could
either be legal or illegal in the country of use. But if they are inappropriately used then the action
becomes abuse. This means that if the substances are a prescription by healthcare officers and the
user does not follow the instructions of the specialist, then they end up abusing the drug. It could
be a case of under-dosage or overdosage. There are risk factors that relate to victims of this
group who are high-risk offenders. Such cases include people who have been sexually abused.
The article discusses how to deal with the factors that contribute to the crimes caused by the
offenders as written by Abracen, J., & Looman, J. (2016). The writers give an example that
alcohol use increases the chances of doing a sexual offense. The use of illegal drugs such as
cocaine, heroin, and marijuana is also considered drug abuse. These drugs are used by people to
stimulate themselves but the negative effects to their body are far worse than the comfort that
they are trying to achieve. Another form of drug abuse is the use of certain stimulants found in
beverages and other foodstuffs that are not illegal or medicines prescribed by healthcare
specialists such drugs include caffeine as found in some common drinks such as tea. The
uncontrolled use of caffeine can be addictives and causes muscle fatigue and headaches. The aim
of this paper is to discuss drug abuse in depth by identifying key problems related to drug abuse,
show why the drug abuse should be checked through controlling the vice, and provide some of
the best ways to control drug abuse in an effort to form a healthy and sober society.

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Types of drugs that are commonly abused
Heroine
When this drug is used inappropriately, it has side effects such as illuminations, seizure
attacks, and fixations as Cu...