When drug addiction is ruining your social life: The altered brain

When drug addiction is ruining your social life it does not just end at that but it spread to the whole body including very vital organs of the body.

The problem of drug addiction is one that tears apart peoples’ lives in very many ways. While we were discussion the effects of drug addiction on our social fabric, we listed six areas in which drug addiction attacks us the most and we were able to deliberate on the first four. We now want to continue and conclude the discussion of the remaining two (financial issues and growth, and law-abiding and order in the society) even as we also look at how different types of drugs affects the brain in different ways. Previously we pointed out that drug addiction is ruining our relationships, marriages, education and our professions. Therefore when drug addiction is ruining your social life what are your options? What are some of the areas of your social life that is likely to be much more vulnerable to the effects of addiction? We spoke with doctor Dalal Akoury about our finances and criminality and she is going to help us understand this even better as we progress into the discussion. But in the meantime it will interest you to note that doctor Akoury is one of the most respected veteran experts in addiction who out of her passion of helping people get their life back, decided to create a medical center (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) whose main objective is to transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. Dr. Akoury’s practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. Therefore if you are struggling with any form of addiction then you can schedule for an appointment with doctor Akoury directly from her telephone number 843 213 1480 today for the commencement of your recovery treatment program. And now back to our subject of discussion.

When drug addiction is ruining your social life: Financial consequences of drug abuse and alcohol addiction

Socially finances are very important almost to the point that without it things appear not to be moving well. And because of its importance, it has not escaped the wrath of addiction. From the experts point of view financial problems will arise inevitably when it comes to alcoholism or drug abuse, elements which affect not only an individual addict but also his family and the whole society. So how exactly does this happen? If one is into drugs, he or she will need money to finance the acquisition of those drugs and then as the drugs takes effect money will be need again for medication, and yet again in the process of treatment, there will be instances of relapse where drugs will be needed again and them, on treatment and so on again and again. The other way of looking at the effect of drug addiction on finances is like if we were to consider the government spending on the rehabilitation programs, spending on police, courts, prisons, add to it  job loss, reduction in tax revenues and increased governmental spending on benefits. When all these are put together, then you will realize that the cost of addiction is very unbearable.

When drug addiction is ruining your social life: Criminal behavior resulting from the effects of alcohol or drugs

At the mention of the word drug addiction, many would just see criminals in their faces. This is because in many situations drug users often commit crimes to finance their habits. The stealing act begins small at the initial stages where the money stolen is limited to close relatives, colleagues and friends. From this level they graduate to serious criminals taking part in organized burglary, robbery, or even homicide mostly with men while on the side of women prostitution takes center stage is in the quest of getting money to finance the acquisition of drugs. It must be noted that drug users and alcoholics often commit crimes under the influence of the substances they use. Scuffles, antisocial behavior, aggression, inexplicable cruelty towards people around them is a common outcome of alcohol or drug intoxication.

From the available statistics it is estimated that majority of all crimes that takes place globally are associated with substance abuse with most of the developed states leading the graph. Theft, vandalism, robbery, mugging the list is endless are ways of getting money for a drug. And the more serious addiction gets, the greater the chance of committing the crimes of violence. Taking into consideration that, drug addicts are those people who in their desperate desire to get another dose are ready for anything and can even kill just to satisfy their craving for the substance. They are actually not in control of their behaviors but rather they are under the control of their addiction. They don’t belong to themselves. And if the chance to get money requires violence, cruelty they take it without hesitation. As a matter of fact, everything that is listed here, sooner or later is waiting for every drug addict, if only, of course, the one who has rigidly and firmly set foot on this path won’t die from overdose before. That last statement may appear to many as impolite but the truth is that if measures is not taken to bring this problem to manageable levels, then all that we have mentioned in this article is only a matter of time. Now it is the time for you and I to make a positive decision and join in the campaign of defeating drug addiction. You are now enlightened and you know the consequences. If you are not sure of where to start from, then you just found yourself in the right place and at the right time. Doctor Dalal Akoury is a veteran addiction expert with more than two decades working experience and calling her today to schedule for an appointment with her should be the starting point if you want to live a more comfortable life going forward.

When drug addiction is ruining your social life: The altered brain