What do you know about substance abuse: Behind the smoke screen

What do you know about substance abuse? Is you habits in control of you life and you appear to be helpless? Seek for professional help today

The way we understand some of the things around us often make us do things which would one day be very costly for our health. Like for instance those in the business of drugs are out to make money but their line of business is very costly for their clients and the society in general. Today the world is chocking with effects of substance abuse thanks to the business done by drug barons. It is quit ironical that majority of their clients are those how cannot sustain the habit financially. And because these drugs are very addictive in nature, users have no choice but to continue doing what it takes to finance their addiction even if it will land them into the wrong side of the law. The other problem with drugs is the issue of tolerance. This is a serious contributing factor to drug addiction, and young people who are lured into drugs often start with what would be considered as soft drugs and when they can no longer get the high the used to get even after taking the same drug more and more, then they find themselves being graduated to more powerful drugs which will speed up the high experience. Before they realize, they are full addicts of hard drugs. So I ask how well do you know your drug and what do you know about substance abuse.

Speaking to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center a facility which was established by doctor Dalal Akoury you will find out that the use of marijuana is not only harmful to the pot smoker himself but this habit is also a risk to the whole society.

Research clearly shows that marijuana has the potential to cause problems in daily life. A study of 129 college students found that, among those who smoked the drug at least twenty-seven of the thirty days before being surveyed, critical skills related to attention, memory and learning were seriously diminished. A study of postal workers found that employees who tested positive for marijuana had 55% more accidents, 85% more injuries and a 75% increase in being absent from work.

In the recent past, experts have also established that cannabis intoxication was responsible for 4.3% of driver fatalities. And with the trend currently, it is becoming difficult to bring up children in clean environment where they will not be exposed to drugs. The rate at which young people are doing drugs is very high and the problem is that in most cases such individuals are not having accessed to the right and accurate information about drugs they use let alone the dangers they are putting themselves into. And in fact you will be surprised to at the ignorance of many people who will tell you out right that drugs like marijuana are not dangerous. If you have ever met with somebody like that, then be the best teacher to pass to them the right information. Some of these people may not really be ignorant but out of their own selfish quest to have more sales, will conceal the truth about the dangers of drugs and only sugar coat the information they know will appeal to your hearing.

The truth is marijuana is not just addictive, but very dangerous and can harm a person’s memory with the impact lasting for days or weeks after the immediate effects of the drug wear off. In one study, a group of heavy marijuana users were asked to recall words from a list. Their ability to correctly remember the words did not return to normal until as long as four weeks after they stopped smoking. Again it has been established that students who use marijuana have lower grades and are less likely to get into college than nonsmokers. They simply do not have the same abilities to remember and organize information compared to those who do not use these substances.

What do you know about substance abuse: What dealers will tell you?

Oh my goodness the major threat to the social fabric of our societies are the selfish drug barons. These people are only interested about their pocket and what gets into it. Your health is the least of their concern and they will tell everything persuasively to make you buy their drugs in total disregard of the consequences attached. In their irresponsible narration, they will tell you that soft drugs like marijuana are not harmful and will not in any way lead you into taking hard drugs. These people don’t care if the drugs ruin your life as long as they are getting paid. All they care about is money. Very shamefully many former dealers have admitted that they saw their clients as “pawns in a chess game.” What a description, the most painful part of it is that today our teenagers are so much into drugs thanks to their irresponsible supplies. It is important for young people to be alert all the time since these people will come as very good friends who want to help you out with something to bring you up. This is not helping, it is simply destroying since the drugs will help you fit in or make you cool but the consequences of those progressively can cost you your life. The best thing to do is to run away as fast as you can.

What do you know about substance abuse: Why do people take drugs?

The reasons why people take drugs very disappointingly crazy to say the least, simply because they want to change something in their lives they endanger that very life with drugs, what a pity. The following are some of the reasons young people have given in for taking drugs:

• To fit in
• To escape or relax
• To relieve boredom
• To seem grown up
• To rebel
• To experiment

With this they think that drugs are going to offer a lasting solution. But when they have taken the drug, they realize that the effect is only temporal and eventually, the drugs become a serious health problem. It is important to appreciate that as difficult as it may be to face one’s problems, the consequences of drug use are always worse than the problem one is trying to solve by taking the drugs. The real answer is to get the facts and not to take drugs in the first place. These facts are available at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of Doctor Dalal Akoury, you can therefore schedule for an appointment with her for a more professional approach in dealing with the problem at hand.

What do you know about substance abuse: Behind the smoke screen