Impact Of Substance Abuse On The Teenagers

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The cases of substance abuse are increasing quite fast among the teenagers nowadays. Thousands of teenagers are victims of this substance abuse all over the world. Most teenagers have a tendency of taking certain medicinal drugs as a mode of addiction. Some medicines like the painkillers, antidepressants etc contain opiates to a certain amount, when these medicines are taken in large amounts, they cause heightened effects like that of the opiates. And since these opiates are easily available in the market, the addicts do not face any problem collecting them. These medicines are used in large extent in the medical field and because of their medicinal properties; they are available in the market in plenty. People get addicted to these medicinal drugs in two ways, sometimes intentionally and sometimes accidentally. The accidental cases of drug addiction are really unfortunate and the patients have to suffer a lot because of this addiction unknowingly.

There is almost nothing to tell about those people who try these medicinal ...
... drugs intentionally and get addicted, it is just like any other common form of drug addiction. But the cases of accidental addiction to the medicinal drugs are worth mentioning and can be a warning to the people. When a person gets hurt or suffers from some kind of physical ailments, they are prescribed with painkillers by the doctors. Taking painkillers as described by the doctors does not lead to addiction. Addiction comes when these painkillers are taken for prolonged time beyond the time period prescribed by the doctors. Sometimes when the patients increase the level of dosage without consulting with the doctors, addiction can occur. When a person gets addicted to these medicinal drugs, intentionally or accidentally, the only way to cure them is to treat them in a drug rehab center. Whatever be the reason for addiction, the effects are all the same- devastating. It is difficult to cure the addicted person without getting him or her admitted in a rehab center.

The accidental cases of medicinal drug addiction are seen at large numbers. It has also been observed that people get physically and mentally dependent on these medicinal drugs even when they are in the prescription period. This happens mainly to the weak people as they get easily affected by these drugs and usage for few days makes them dependent on these drugs. Even the stronger people have got huge chances of getting addicted; they get immune to the initial dosage of the painkillers and increase the dosage to suppress the pain without consulting with the doctors, this leads them to get dependent on the medicinal drugs. When the patients realize that they cannot stay without these medicinal drugs, they start taking them discretely. They report the doctors of some fake ailments to get a prescription and then get the painkillers from the medical stores that they need. Getting the medicinal drugs is much easier than that of the lethal drugs like cocaine and others. This is another cause for the substance abuse. The only way to save the teenagers from the hands of the addiction and premature death is treatment in a rehab center.