COLEGIO JUAN HENRRIQUEZ COELLO

Tercer bachillerato A Christopher Chiriboga

Drug use, legal and illegal, is a public health issue very important. The risks and harms associated with substance use vary for each.

Among the best known are: Alcohol Caffeine Cocaine Crack Inhalants LSD Marijuana Hashish Ecstasy Amphetamines Nicotine Opiates (heroin, morphine, etc..) Peyote psilocybin mushrooms, also known as hallucinogens or magical Benzodiazepines

It is also necessary to take into account variables such as the degree of personal knowledge or user experience, motivation, etc. and the specific properties of each drug and the influence of the elements adulterants.

Are those substances whose consumption can lead to dependence, stimulation or depression of the central nervous system, or that result in a disruption in the function of judgment, behavior or mood of the person.

Drug addiction is a disease that originated in the brain of a large number of human beings. The disease is characterized by chronic or longterm progression and relapse.

We speak of a disease bio-psychosocial and family is affected in the same areas: some members have psychosomatic illnesses related to constant tension in which they live, they may feel emotionally disturbed by feelings: anxiety, fear, anger , resentment, despair, guilt, shame, helplessness. They lose their values and sense of life and are isolated from their social environment.

It should be understood that the addict will remain an addict while living, ie, that the individual is rehabilitated to live without the drug and, thereafter, it will be an addict in remission, not using the drug, but for remain in that state of abstinence or remission can not lower our guard.

We live in a drug culture, from the morning when we tefilina caffeine or at breakfast until evening, when we can relax to go home with an alcoholic aperitif, or a sleep with a sleeping pill, prescribed by the doctor, we are using different substances that affect the central nervous system, to address these vicissitudes of daily life. Many also as we rush elapses day, aspiring nicotine. Although drugs have been present in all cultures and in all times, today more people who use drugs, more quantity and more facilities to get them there. When conducting a survey and asks the biggest problems of today's society always gets named in the top 5 the "drug problem". And when people query why this problem always appointed as a poor and marginal issues. And long ago ceased to be a problem and marginal street, and this occurred when the drugs were the best business for some and unfortunately for others the worst.

Drug addiction, drug addiction, also called psycho active substance dependence is imperative that a person has to consume alcoholic beverages or other drugs (marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, tranquilizers, hallucinogens, etc..). This need does not go away even though the consumer or user suffer the negative consequences produced when consuming or after you stop using them. It's more of a psychological than physical need. In our country it is a problem that is increasing every day, involving minors and women from more than one can imagine. It is said that 10 to 15 out of 100 people have problems with their drinking or due to consumption of illegal drugs or medical prescription obtained by some method inadequate. It is also said that of those 10 to 15, 100 people, at least 2 or 3 are women. We're not talking about all people in general, but only those that fall within the range of 14 to 60 years old, that is most productive ages in the life of any person. Addiction is a primary disease, progressive and fatal. PRIMARY: This word means "first" or that appears first. Many people think that drug addiction appears after or is a result of a problem as it is a mental illness, a "trauma" suffered during childhood or the like. If

so we would say that is a secondary disease, that is, which is a direct consequence of another mental or emotional problem, or whether the mental problem first appeared and then, as a result, came the drug addiction. This is a somewhat anachronistic and not completely true.