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ILLEGAL DRUGS AND THEIR ILL- EFFECTS

What's with drugs that make the world so deeply concerned about
people using them? In the Philippines alone, an estimated four to
seven million of its 104 million population are said to be using
prohibited drugs. Drug addiction, no doubt, has severely affected
society, cutting across all socio-economic echelons and
demographics. No one can deny that drug addiction is a societal
menace, resulting in countless crimes, financial problems, and
broken relationships, both with families and friends. Here’s a
glimpse of what the common prohibited drugs are and how they
affect the body and mind. According to a primer of the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) posted on its
website, drugs are chemical substances that affect the normal
functioning of the body, either physically and/or psychologically
not all drugs are illegal, it says. The caffeine in coffee, the nicotine
in cigarettes, and alcohol are technically legal drugs. Medicines
are pharmaceutical drugs used to treat or prevent illnesses. They
are legal, although they could also be abused the ones people
should totally shun are the illegal drugs because they alter a
person’s mood, thinking, and behavior all illegal drugs have
immediate physical effects, and they also hinder psychological
and emotional development, especially among young people, says
the UNODC. Drugs cloud a user’s judgment, making him/her take
more risks, for instance having unsafe sex that could lead one to
contract sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. The
effects of illegal drugs do not last long. When they wear off, a user
gets depressed, lonely and sick, appears confused, sweats a lot, has
red eyes, and neglects his/her physical appearance. Then comes
the irrational craving.

It's not hard to find drugs, and sometimes it may seem like everyone's doing them or wanting you to do them. But as with anything that
seems too good to be true, there are downsides (and dangers) to taking drugs. Drugs have a several treatment to this, Several kinds of
treatment are available for drug addiction. The two main types are behavioral (helping a person change behaviors) and pharmacological
(treating a person by using medicine). Experts in drug treatment teach people how to live without drugs — dealing with cravings, avoiding
situations that could lead to drug use, and preventing and handling relapses. It can be hard to overcome drug addiction without
professional help and treatment. It takes time and isn't something that can be done alone everyone needs support. Experts who help people
with addictions are trained to help, not judge.