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What does drug abuse do to the person?

Drug abuse causes enormous damage to the person and family.

• Mental health problems. Because drugs affect the brain, people who abuse drugs can feel depressed and tense. Some drugs can make the person suspicious and confused.

• Physical health problems. Problems can arise as a result of the way a drug is abused. Thus, smoking

a drug can damage the breathing passages and lungs, while injecting a drug can cause infections.

• Family problems. Drug abuse often leads to fights and problems in the family.

• Accidents. Someone who abuses drugs may have accidents while intoxicated.

• Social problems. People who abuse drugs spend so much time taking them that they are usually not able to study, work or participate in everyday life.

• Financial problems. Drugs cost money. Because people who take drugs generally have little source

of income, the drug abuse causes poverty.

• Legal problems. Some people who abuse drugs may become involved in criminal activities in order to obtain the drug. In most societies, drug abuse itself is a crime and thus a person may be imprisoned if caught using drugs.

• Death. Drug abuse can kill people through overdose, serious infections and accidents.

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