Understanding Drug Abuse

Continuous misuse of any substance, licit or illicit, resulting in changes in physical, mental, or behavioral condition.

The state of physical and psychological dependence on a dangerous drug following periodic or continuous use.

Peer pressure, curiosity, adventure, feeling good, escape from reality, and easy access to drugs.

Substances with a high tendency for abuse and dependency, which can be organic or synthetic and pose harm to users.

Excessive drug craving, seeking, and use due to brain changes caused by constant drug use.

Symptoms that occur after long-term drug use is reduced or stopped abruptly.

An individual’s physical, mental or behavioral state

Reasons why people turn to substance use.

A state experienced following the use of a substance on a periodic or continuous basis

A person dependent on drugs will experience these after abstaining from the harmful substance

Characterized by an excessive impulse and need to ingest harmful substances

Constant substance abuse causes changes in the brain, which results in addiction.