Drug Abuse

• Drug is a substance which alters the way your body works.
• It affects your mind, body or both.
• There are certain drugs that you use for medicine and other drugs for pleasure.
• Many of the drugs that are used for medicine or pleasure come from natural substances, often plants.
• Usually some of the drugs used for pleasure are socially acceptable other are illegal.

• Some drugs change the chemical process in your body so that you could become addicted to them.
• You can become dependant on them.
• If you are addicted to them you cannot function and manage properly.
• When addcited you always want more of the drug to keep you feeling normal.
• When addicts try and stop they usually feel very unwell.
• Headaches, pains, sweating, shaking, aches and cravings for the drug.
• This is called WITHDRAWL SYPTOMS

Key Points

• Drugs change the chemical process in the body, so you amy become addicted to them.
• Illegal and legal drugs may harm the body.
• Smoking drugs, eg cannabis may cause psycological problems.