What is drug addiction?

Addiction is a disease that affects the Brian and behavior.
When you are addicted to drugs, you can't resist the urge to use them, no matter how much harm it may cause.

Drug addiction isn't about just heroin, cocaine, or other illegal drugs. You can get addicted to alcohol, nicotine, opioid painkillers, and other legal substances.

At first, you may choose to take a drug because you like the way you feel.
You may think you can control how much and how often you use it.

But overtime, drugs change how your Brian works. These physical changes can last for a long time. They make you loose self-control and can lead you to damaging behaviors.

Drug abuse is when you use illegal substances in ways you shouldn't. You might take more than the regular dose of pills or use someone else's prescription. You may abuse drugs to feel good, ease stress, or avoid reality.
But usually, you're able to change your unhealthy habits or stop using altogether.

Addiction is when you can't stop. Not when it puts your health in danger. Not when it causes financial, emotional, and other problems for you and your loved ones. That urge to get and use drugs can fill up every minute of the day even if you want to quit.

So let's expand our life span by staying away from drug abuse and add meaning to our lives, society and the generation to come after us as youths.
I stand with "SAY NO TO DRUG ABUSE"
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