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    Drug abuse has become a serious global health concern, with psychoactive and performance-enhancing drugs causing issues. Drug addiction can lead to physical or psychological dependence, irregular health, weight loss, and diseases from shared needles. Teenagers especially are at risk of drug abuse due to psychological issues, negligent families, peer pressure, and easy drug access. The most effective prevention is keeping youth busy through other engaging activities, educating them on the ill effects of drugs, and establishing drug-free zones like schools and parks. Combating drug abuse requires stringent laws and community efforts like self-help groups to spread awareness.

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    Drug abuse has become a serious global health concern, with psychoactive and performance-enhancing drugs causing issues. Drug addiction can lead to physical or psychological dependence, irregular health, weight loss, and diseases from shared needles. Teenagers especially are at risk of drug abuse due to psychological issues, negligent families, peer pressure, and easy drug access. The most effective prevention is keeping youth busy through other engaging activities, educating them on the ill effects of drugs, and establishing drug-free zones like schools and parks. Combating drug abuse requires stringent laws and community efforts like self-help groups to spread awareness.

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    Drug abuse has become a serious global health concern, with psychoactive and performance-enhancing drugs causing issues. Drug addiction can lead to physical or psychological dependence, irregular health, weight loss, and diseases from shared needles. Teenagers especially are at risk of drug abuse due to psychological issues, negligent families, peer pressure, and easy drug access. The most effective prevention is keeping youth busy through other engaging activities, educating them on the ill effects of drugs, and establishing drug-free zones like schools and parks. Combating drug abuse requires stringent laws and community efforts like self-help groups to spread awareness.

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    Al Vincent C.

    Bulatao
    STEM – 11 - C

    Drug Abuse Prevention

    Drug abuse, or excessive usage of drugs, has become a serious health concern throughout the world
    today. These substances of abuse are broadly categorized into two groups: (i) psychoactive drugs, which
    act upon the central nervous system and cause temporary changes in consciousness and behavior, and
    (ii) performance-enhancing drugs, which are used by individuals to enhance their performance.

    Effects of Drug Abuse . The most prominent problem noticed in drug addicts is their dependence on the
    substance itself. This dependence can range from physical craving to a psychological need. In the case of
    physical dependence, decreasing the intake or abstaining from the banned substance involuntarily
    triggers sickness, whereas in the case of psychological need, the person continuously depends on the
    substance to get the feeling of well-being.

    Drug abuse can lead to irregular health and weight loss. A person addicted to drugs gives it top priority
    in his life irrespective of what the surroundings demand. With increasing capacity, the dose needed to
    have the desired effect also increases. Drug abuse can also lead to diseases which are from non-sterile
    needles like HIV and AIDS,

    How Can Drug Abuse be Prevented? Individuals, especially people in their teens, take to drug abuse
    mainly because of some psychological disturbance. Disturbed childhood, negligent family, pressure to
    perform, broken homes, etc., are observed to be some common excuses stated by teens who abuse
    drugs. Easy availability of banned substances and substantial amount of pocket money also makes their
    journey on this wrong path easier. Initially done for fun, the abuse eventually becomes an absolute
    necessity.

    Some commonly used addictive substances include alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, and steroids.
    Club drugs, like 'ecstasy', have become popular among youngsters these days. Some medical drugs
    which are only obtained through prescription are also used as recreational drugs. Though treatment
    options for drug abuse are available today, it is better to prevent it in the first place.

    It is noticed that adolescents who are either idle or bored are more at risk of taking to drug abuse than
    those who keep themselves engrossed and busy in life. Hence, the most effective way of preventing
    drug abuse in teenagers is to keep them interested and involved in other activities

    Youth need to be made aware of the various ill-effects of substance abuse. The education, based on
    facts, should be imparted either by trained professionals or by parents. Very often, it is noticed that
    there are more chances of an individual taking to drug abuse when people around him indulge in it.
    What starts off as fun, turns into a necessity as the individual is engulfed in the web of narcotics.

    Establishing drug-free zones can help to keep the society free of substance abuse. A drug-free zone is a
    particular area in which the menace of drug trafficking has been totally curbed. Areas wherein children
    gather, like schools or parks, should be compulsorily made drug-free zones. Self-help groups can also
    work to make their locality a drug-free zone by spreading awareness and following simple steps.

    There is no questioning the fact that drug abuse is one of the major problems in the society today.
    Millions of lives have already been lost and several more are threatened. If we are to curb the menace,
    we need to form stringent laws and ensure that they are properly implemented.

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