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Drugs and Drug Abuse
What is a drug?
Any chemical substance that brings about a physical, emotional, or mental change in a person.
What are the symptoms of drug use?
Many symptoms of drug use are the same, such as:
- Emotional disturbance
- Mental problems
- Physical disorders
What is substance (drug) abuse?
The use of a chemical substance, legal or illegal, to the point of causing physical, mental or emotional harm to a person.
What types of people are substance abusers?
- Experimenters - curious
- Recreational users - parties
- Regular users - attempt normal activity
- Dependent users - hooked, existence centers on getting and using drugs
