CONSEQUENCES OF DRUGS USE

 Third week: Consequences of drugs use

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This week we are talking about 10 consequences associated with drug abuse:

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Effects can range from an abnormal heart rate to a heart attack. Injection drug use can lead to cardiovascular problems such as collapsed veins and bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves. 

CANCERS

Cigarette smoke increases non-smoking individuals’ chances of developing lung cancer along with other health problems. Young adult males using marijuana who began their use during adolescence are at-risk for testicular cancer. 

MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS

Chronic use of drugs leads to both short- and long-term changes in the brain, which results in mental health issues, like paranoia, depression, anxiety, aggression, hallucinations, etc. Many who suffer from addiction are also diagnosed with a mental disorder.

MUSCOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Steroid use during adolescence results in artificially high sex hormone levels. This can signal the bones to stop growing earlier than they usually would, which leads to short stature, severe muscle cramping and overall muscle weakness. 

RESPIRATORY DEFICITS

Respiratory problems like smoking cigarettes are proven to cause bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer. Marijuana can also cause chronic bronchitis. Cocaine causes lung damage and severe respiratory problems. The use of drugs like opioids may cause slow breathing, block air from entering the lungs, or make asthma symptoms worse. 

GASTROINTESTINAL EFFECTS

Many drugs cause nausea and vomiting after use. Cocaine use causes abdominal pain and bowel tissue decay. Opioid use causes abdominal pain, acid reflux and severe constipation.

NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS

Addictive drugs act in the brain to produce their euphoric effects. Some create damage due to seizures, stroke, and direct toxic effects on brain cells.

HEPATITIS AND IVH

Drug use is associated with risky behaviors such as sharing needles and unprotected sex. This can also weaken the immune system, which dramatically increases the likelihood of contracting HIV, hepatitis and other infectious diseases.

KIDNEY DAMAGE

Drugs may cause kidney damage or failure from dehydration, dangerous increases in body temperature and muscle breakdown.

DEATH

Drug-related deaths have more than doubled since 2000. There are more deaths, illnesses, and disabilities from substance use than from any other preventable health condition. Today, one in four deaths is attributable to alcohol, tobacco and illicit or prescription drug use. 

In this video we can know one of the principal consequence; the affect in your brain when you use drugs, in an explained way.

ACTIVITY:

As and activity, let me know in the comments the answer to the following questions:

    Which of the above consequences do you consider to be the most harmful? Why?

Here the end of the blog for this third week, i hope you liked it and learned at least new thing today, see you! :)