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Created by Team TQ0310171 on March 13, 2003
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Why People Abuse Drugs People abuse drugs for many different reasons. Some people use drugs because of peer pressure. Some may think that they might be immune and the effects of drugs won’t affect them. When some people are stressed and need something to get them past their problems they may take drugs.
Others might take drugs just for a thrill or just curiosity. Once people
get caught on drugs they usually become dependent. When people take drugs it
over stimulates the reward path on the brain causing them to become dependent. What Happens To Your
Body When Addicted When someone
is addicted, it turns on his or her reward path in his or her brain. This makes
them feel pleasure. Soon the person who took the drug wants that feeling
repeated,
so they take the drug again. Doctors call this dependency. This
dependency causes life-threatening problems in the body. How does this happen?
Well, the neurons in the brain get over stimulated. This kills some neurons. That
is how brain damage occurs. Tobacco is more addictive than alcohol. People who
are addicted to one substance are usually addicted to others. People who
smoke usually drink twice as more then non-smokers. To stop cravings, scientist develop
many
medicines to block cravings but a cure is a long way off. Scientists
have found that it is not anymore difficult to treat several addictions at once
then one addiction at a time.
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