Drug Abuse

Drug treatment is a term that can be used to mean the treatment of an ailment by the use of medical drugs. It can also be used to mean the process or steps taken to recover from drug addiction.

If someone happens to have developed an insatiable desire for a particular substance, then they are considered to be addicted to that substance. The substance that someone is addicted to changes their brain activity and brings a feeling of pleasure every time they consume the substance. The brain begins to consider the substance as important to the addict’s body until it reaches a point when they cannot live without the substance. At this point, addicts uncontrollably crave for the substance and they cannot do without it. Going back becomes almost impossible for some people. It is at this point, they will need drug treatment to help them recover to their normal daily routine.

Drug treatment involves patients going for drug counseling classes and drug addiction discussion groups. This way, they associate themselves with people who are going through the same problems and therefore, the person feels supported and encouraged to overcome their current situation.

To help addicts recover, they should also try to avoid any environment that get them into consumption of the drug that they are addicted to. Addicts should stay away from people and places that are tempting them to take the problematic substance. This will reduce the chances of someone getting into taking the drugs. Drug treatment goes with sacrifice and commitment.

For an effective drug treatment process, the patient needs to work with a counselor to guide them through the process. A counselor will help the patient understand why they need their life changed.

The addict will need to learn work skills so that there are many alternatives they can do instead of having their mind preoccupied with the desire for a specific drug.

For a patient to succeed in drug treatment, they must be part of the process. The first step is for addicts to accept that they have a problem and need to be helped. They can share their situation with family members or friends and seek their support. Addicts should let their family and friend help them get into treatment and continue with the process until the patient is clear of drug addiction.

Sometimes, some people may commit crime and land in jail because of the influence of drugs. If this happens and a person finds themselves as a detainee, they will need to seek assistance too. They should talk to the probation officer and let then understand that the detainee has a drug problem that needs attention.

The secret to recovery from drug addiction is simple; once an addict start the process, press on until the patient is clean and has resumed their normal responsible life. Patients must not quit during the middle of the process because this means they may have to start the process all over again. A healthy life is important not only to the patient but also to the people who depend on them and therefore the addict should not allow drug addiction to hinder them from living a responsible life.

Drug Addiction: Chasing the Dragon By Aziz Sanghur

Drug production for Pakistan’s domestic market is estimated at close to .5 billion. It appears that only three percent of the gross profits from the illegal opium industry remain within Pakistan. The number of drug users in Pakistan has gone up from 50000 in 1980 to 8.1 million in 2011. Every year at least 50000 more people get addicted to different kinds of drugs. On average, an addict spends between Rs3,000 and Rs3,300 on drugs in Pakistan. Drug use in Pakistan should be understood in reference to its location next to Afghanistan which is the biggest producer and exporter of opium. The quantity of opium consumed in Pakistan had gone up to 80 million tonnes. This is more than the quantity consumed in India (67 million tonnes). More than 80 per cent of addicts confined in Italy are Pakistanis. Most people living in poverty-stricken areas of the country got addicted to drugs because some of their elders had been addicts throughout their lives. “Most people get the habit by watching their elders while growing up. Drug abuse, and particularly heroin addiction, has been spreading in Pakistan at a fast rate since the late Seventies. It has now become a serious social problem, which is probably going to stay. There is no pushbutton solution for its control and eradication. Pakistan is today notorious for many things, but in the last 20 years, drug production and addiction has increasingly become just one of them. The issue of drug addiction is often overshadowed by the many …

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