Drug Addiction

Drugs are chemicals that change the way a person's body works. Drug addiction is a complex brain disease. It is characterized by compulsive, at times uncontrollable, drug craving, seeking, and use that persist even in the face of extremely negative consequences. The increase in consumption of drugs among the students is an issue that is taking much importance in today’s world.

Sometimes kids and teens try drugs to fit in with a group of friends. Or they might be curious or just bored. Someone may use illegal drugs for many reasons, but often because they help the person escape from reality for a while. A drug might — temporarily — make someone who is sad or upset feel better or forget about problems. But this escape lasts only until the drug wears off.

Repeated drug use alters the brain—causing long-lasting changes to the way it looks and functions. These brain changes interfere with your ability to think clearly, exercise good judgment, control your behavior, and feel normal without drugs. These changes are also responsible, in large part, for the drug cravings and compulsion to use that make addiction so powerful.

The commonly used drugs are:

• Hashish

• Marijuana

Depressants

• Barbiturates

• Benodiazepines

• Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)

• GHB

• Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

• Heroine

• Cocaine

• Nicotine

• Ecstacy

• Inhalants

• Steroids

In conclusion, although the problem of drugs may seem impossible to eliminate, there are concrete steps that can be taken to weaken the hold of drugs on society. The danger from drugs is too great to ignore. The use of drugs among students is increasing at an alarming rate and must be stopped at the earliest. Lets all join hands and spread the word against the cause of drug abuse among students.