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WEEK 4
Drug abuse
Drug abuse is the abnormal intake of drug or any other substances. It can also be described as the illegal or wrong use of drugs and other
Substances
Forms of drug abuse
- Usage of drug not prescribed by doctors
- Using overdose of prescribed drugs
- Intake of herd drugs like marijuana heroin, cocaine and many others
- Frequent intake of alcohol kola-nut, coffee, analgesic tablets etc
- Habitual, intake of drug even when it is unnecessary
- Dependence on sleep inducing drugs
CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE
- Bad company close contact with those who take Indian hemp, cocaine may negatively influence someone to start the bad hobbit habit
- Need to suspend psychological problems. Some feel the best way to forget their sorrow suppress, anxiety, frustration and sadness is to drink heavily, smoke cigarette or take any hard drug
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