DRUG ABUSE

Reasons To Say No To Drugs There are so many other activities such as investing in a career , bonding with family and  your parents which are more interesting and fulfilling than abusing drugs. Realize that abusing drugs and alcohol may not be fulfilling in the long run and sometimes leads to devastating events in people's lives including prison, homelessness, serious medical problems and even death. Examine all fulfilling activities broadly. Think about the compliments received from utilizing your skills, the rewards of pursuing an interesting career or how much love you receive from your self-esteem. One Should Compare the results of his interests to the results (long-term and short) of abusing drugs and alcohol. Realize that pursuing interests is more fun, cheaper (especially physically), healthier and easier than abusing drugs or alcohol. Learn to Say no when friends, peers, or even strangers offer drugs or alcohol to you. Try to associate with people who do not use alcohol and...

  "AWARENESS  AGAINST DRUG ABUSE"                        { How drugs kill you from inside } This blog is created in order to bring to the forefront, awareness of the sad reality of drug abuse throughout the world in the 21st century.   The abuse of alcohol and illicit and prescription drugs continues to be a major health problem internationally. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports that approximately 5 per cent of the world's population used an illicit drug in 2010 and 27 million people, or 0.6 per cent of the worlds adult population, can be classified as problem drug users. It is estimated that alcohol abuse results in 2.5 million deaths per year and that heroin, cocaine and other drugs are responsible for 0.1 to 0.2 million deaths per year. In addition to causing death, substance abuse is also responsible for significant morbidity and the treatment of drug addiction creates a tremen...