Abstract

REVIEW: THE EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ON SOCIETY

Piyush Banjare, Sudeep Kumar Mandal, Prerana Sahu*, Sandip Prasad Tiwari

Faculty of Pharmacy, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh India (492101)

ABSTRACT

Drug addiction affects both brain and behaviour. It has multifaceted impacts on the patients’ body, mind, and nervous system. Drug with psychologically active is used to induce consciousness. This can be modifying the perceptions, feelings, and emotions of the user. When a psychological active drug intake to the body, it induces an intoxicating effect. Some of the persons may use recreational and medical practitioner suggested drugs without becoming addicted, many persons who start using drugs converted to physically and emotionally dependent on them. So the drug abuse causes vary greatly, depending on each individual and the extent of his or her addiction. The psychological effects of drug addiction come from the reason the user is addicted to drugs, as well as the changes that take place in the brain once a person becomes a drug addict. Initially, many people start using drugs to cope with stress or pain an effect of drug addiction is creation of a cycle where anytime the user encounters stress or pain, they feel the need to use the drug. This is one of the psychological effects of drug addiction involved in "craving" of the drug. Various Medicinal Plants used for Addiction Treatment. A major concern facing humanity is the use, manufacture, and marketing of drugs, as well as the rise of a class of drug users. In the end, it results in low intellectual capacity, low human resources, unemployment, an unhealthy society, and an increase in general criminality. The expenditure incurred is linked to the socio-economic impact.

Keywords: Drug, Addiction, Illicit, Misuse, Addiction, Drug Abuse.