Drug addiction is known as drug addiction.
Drug addiction is drug addiction (the habit of a person who allows himself to be dominated by the impulse to consume). The term, according to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) , from the English notion drug addiction .
Drug dependence involves certain behaviors that generate physical, psychological and social deterioration. The addict, for example, wants to reduce or stop consumption but cannot do so. On the contrary, it is common for the amount consumed to grow each day as the body's tolerance level increases (and, therefore, to achieve the desired effects the dose must be increased).
Consequences of drug addiction
The drug addict also tends to gradually abandon his usual social relationships and reduce daily activities, since taking the drug takes up his time and interest. If, for one reason or another, you stop using, you will suffer withdrawal syndrome (a physical and psychological reaction to the lack of the drug).
Drug addiction generates intoxication in the person, with physiological and emotional changes. These changes will depend on the drug in question, since there are substances that are more harmful than others.
Drug addiction causes intoxication in the individual.
Most consumed drugs
There are many drugs that can cause someone to suffer from this problem at hand. Specifically, among the most common are the following:
- Dope . Feelings of panic, delirium, bloodshot eyes, violence, infections of various types or incoordination are some of the most frequent effects that those who are addicted to this drug, which is also known by the names of marijuana , hashish or cannabis , can suffer.
- LSD . A hallucinogen that produces everything from tremors to paranoia, anxiety and blurred vision.
- Cocaine . One of the worst drug addictions is to this substance, which can be taken by smoking, injecting or snorting it. The fact that at first the person who takes it experiences a feeling of euphoria is one of the reasons why many people are encouraged to try it and get hooked. However, they will then have to face adverse aspects such as insensitivity, memory loss, social isolation or various sleep problems.
- Amphetamines , inhalants , opiates and angel dust are other substances that create drug addiction. This is a problem that, in order to be overcome, requires that the person who suffers from it put themselves in the hands of experts because only in this way will they be able to get out of the hole in which they find themselves.
Development of drug addiction
That professional will take into account the substance to which you are addicted or the level of dependence you have on it to establish a treatment, which may consist of medications and behavioral therapies.
It is important to keep in mind that there is no single cause that explains the beginning of a drug addiction. Personal, family and work problems can cause depression , anxiety or other types of mental pathology, leading the person to look for a way to escape through drugs. Some experts believe that soft drugs (such as marijuana) are the first step toward more serious drug addiction with heavy drugs (such as cocaine).