What is substance abuse?
Excessive use of psychoactive drugs, such as alcohol, pain medications or illegal drugs. It can lead to physical, social or emotional harm.
Now there are different reason why an individual would abuse substances, it can either be emotional turmoil or a pass trauma that they want to forget.
In most cases it becomes a problem and a disorder, the individual might have started it as a means of coping but then it becomes an addiction that one cannot live without. If left without help it could cause the following:
Disabilities Failure to meet responsibilities Health issues Impaired control Risky use Social issues
It changes a lot about a person and leaves them thinking that there is nothing else to life but the substance that they use. Bare in mind that it doesn't always have to be substances, other times it could be an addiction to food or sugar but that is a topic well explore on another post that's yet to come.
To find a Support Group in your area, please phone SADAG on 0800 21 22 23. You can also contact it it you feel like someone you know and care for needs help.
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