Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Drug addiction otherwise known as substance use disorder, is a condition that affects a person’s brain and behaviour. It often leads to inability to control its use of a legal or illegal drug or medicine. Substances such as cocaine, alcohol, marijuana and nicotine also are psychoactive substances because they have the ability to alter an individual’s brain leading to distortion of thought and reality. Drug addiction can start with experimental use for recreational purpose mostly times in social environment. The risk of addiction is quite debilitating and some medicines such as opioid painkillers, have a higher risk and cause increased addiction more quickly than others.
Types of Dissociative Disorders
Drug addiction symptoms or behaviors include, among others:
- Irresistible urge to use the drug regularly daily or even several times a day
- Over time, needing more of the drug to get the same effect
- Taking larger amounts of the drug over a longer period of time than intended
- Making certain that you maintain a supply of the drug
- Spending money on the drug, even though you can't afford it
- Borrowing or stealing money to fund use
- Disruption in activities as a result of drug use
- Continuous of the drug, even when it begins to interfere with your normal daily function, concentration, memory and relationship
- Engaging in risky activities such as driving, impulsive activities when under the influence of the drug
- Spending a good deal of time getting the drug, using the drug or recovering from the effects of the drug
- Failing in your attempts to stop using the drug
- Experiencing withdrawal symptoms when you attempt to stop taking the drug
Signs and symptoms of recent use can include
- A sense of euphoria or feeling high.
- A heightened sense of visual, auditory and taste perception.
- Increased blood pressure and heart rate.
- Red eyes.
- Dry mouth.
- Decreased coordination.
- Difficulty concentrating or remembering.
- Slowed reaction time.
- Anxiety or paranoid thinking.
- Finger coloration.
- Major cravings for certain foods at unusual times.
Long-term use is often associated with:
- Decreased mental sharpness.
- Poor performance at school or at work.
- Ongoing cough and frequent lung infections.
Diagnosis
A single test can't diagnose substance use disorder. Instead, healthcare providers rely on a thorough evaluation of the person's medical history and behaviors surrounding substance use.
Treatment of drug abuse and addiction
- Medications
- Psychotherapy
- Detoxification programme in a hospital or medical facility
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