The Harmful Effects of Drug Addiction Drug Addiction has long been an issue around the world. Drugs are chemicals, different drugs effect the body in different ways. A drug Addict usually doesn’t know they are addicted till it’s too late. In addition, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting takes more than good intentions or a strong will. There is no doubt that drug addiction harmfully effects every part of a person’s life. A few ways drugs have harmful effects would be crimes, health and family. For instance, Crimes have sky rocketed over the years and most relate back to drugs. According to statistics 90% of property crimes and muggings are drug related (Facts About Addiction, 2009). Most drug addicts have to steal anything
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It could start from when your very young watching your mother and father do drugs and thinking it is normal. Parents sometimes play a role in their children becoming a drug addict. People are more likely to become a drug addict if both parents are drug addicts, rather than someone who has two parents who are not drug addicts. Knowing this we could say that drug addiction is hereditary. When a person has a drug addiction, it can cause big problems for parents, children, grandparents, and anyone living in the home. There is numerous ways problems can start with the family a few could be lying, stealing, and having no respect. It can ruin marriages and/or intimate relationships, trust is usually shattered and it takes a big toll on finances and emotions. Drug addiction can harm children and infants especially if used while pregnant. A mother’s abuse of heroin or prescription opioids during pregnancy can cause a withdrawal syndrome (called neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS) in her infant (Addiction and Health, 2014). At the same time, people with a drug addiction have a very hard time with living their future life and finding a good job (if they overcome the addiction). Many people with a crime history, which means many jobs will not hire them because of it. It takes a lot of hard work to overcome addiction and get their life back on
It could start from when your very young watching your mother and father do drugs and thinking it is normal. Parents sometimes play a role in their children becoming a drug addict. People are more likely to become a drug addict if both parents are drug addicts, rather than someone who has two parents who are not drug addicts. Knowing this we could say that drug addiction is hereditary. When a person has a drug addiction, it can cause big problems for parents, children, grandparents, and anyone living in the home. There is numerous ways problems can start with the family a few could be lying, stealing, and having no respect. It can ruin marriages and/or intimate relationships, trust is usually shattered and it takes a big toll on finances and emotions. Drug addiction can harm children and infants especially if used while pregnant. A mother’s abuse of heroin or prescription opioids during pregnancy can cause a withdrawal syndrome (called neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS) in her infant (Addiction and Health, 2014). At the same time, people with a drug addiction have a very hard time with living their future life and finding a good job (if they overcome the addiction). Many people with a crime history, which means many jobs will not hire them because of it. It takes a lot of hard work to overcome addiction and get their life back on