In the 21st century, the problem of drug addiction is especially acute in countries around the world. This issue concentrates on itself the attention of the public, but humanity is unlikely to be able to completely defeat this disease in the coming years. Addiction and substance abuse are popular topics in print and TV shows. Researchers are trying to find out where the source of the origin of the disease lies - in order to prevent its further spread.
Unfortunately, unlike the fight against drunkenness, in order to prevent the spread of diseases such as drug addiction and substance abuse, such centralized, large-scale and consistent measures are not taken. However, in recent years there has been a tendency for drug addiction to prevail over alcoholism among the population. More and more often, new forms of manifestation of such pathological conditions are found and fixed in medicine. It is well known that the practice of silence and attempts to abstract from the problem for a long time have made a detrimental contribution to the current state of affairs - even health workers are often not sufficiently aware of the peculiarities of the course of this disease. Moreover, there is not enough knowledge about drug addiction and substance abuse in people who are far from medicine.
Drug addiction and substance abuse originated in antiquity. The peoples of the whole world had their secrets and methods of using a wide variety of narcotic substances. This was necessary for the full conduct of rituals and ceremonies associated with traditions and religion. Also, mixing narcotic substances with various rather harmless products - liquids and oils, some claimed that they saw and unravel signs from the future in puffs of smoke. In some countries in Africa to this day, individual tribes grow hemp - the most important attribute of magical rites. In Mexico, indigenous Indians use marijuana is a common occurrence in ritual gatherings. The cult of plants containing stupefying substances may also be connected with the fact that once people deified these plants, they believed that spirits and gods were instilled in them. The priests of India, in order to initiate their disciples into various sacraments and familiarize themselves with ancient knowledge, drink them with narcotic potions and smoke them with hallucinogenic steam or smoke.
As a result of a short regular (and sometimes even single) use of narcotic substances, some drugs, addiction and substance abuse develop. Their consequences are incredibly detrimental and have a grave nature. First of all, the brain suffers. Internal organs, nervous system become vulnerable to various diseases, which can even take the life of an addict. Soon, the destruction of personality from a spiritual point of view begins. The psyche changes a lot, and this entails the development of egoism and callousness, the ability to adequately evaluate one’s actions is lost. A person becomes asocial, he does not strive for a full life, but is increasingly degrading.
Highlight the main signs of drug addiction and substance abuse, which are observed in all people with this diagnosis. Firstly, it is a mental addiction. The value system is destroyed, life goals first go by the wayside, and then completely become unnecessary. Every day, an addict wakes up with a thought about where to get a new dose of drugs - that's why he lives. Secondly, physical dependence. Withdrawal syndrome is a phenomenon when narcotic substances destroy the enzymes and hormones in the body that are responsible for natural pain relief. Breaking is a painful sensation, and in order to get rid of them, drug addicts go to the most desperate and terrible actions. Thirdly, the feeling of taking the drug changes. He no longer causes the previous euphoria and joy. A drug only helps to drown out the pain of withdrawal. At the same time, a person is no longer able to abandon the use of narcotic substances on his own - physical suffering is very strong. Only a few could say no and survive several days without a drug. Even harder then not to return to it again ...