Drug addiction is a global phenomenon which not only disturbs your personal and social life but also your loved ones. It starts off with a person consuming drugs and ends with drugs consuming that person affecting lives significantly . According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug addiction causes chemical and structural changes in the brain as its response is altered by drugs.
Dopamine , a neurotransmitter, which provides a sense of joy and happiness is altered to such an extent that dopamine production increases ten-fold making a person feel extremely happy. Frequent use of the drug leads to complete dependency on them, wherein the brain refuses to function without reaching those levels of dopamine Reasons for Drug Abuse: Experimented out of curiosity seeing others, to be a part of a social circle Used for enhancing their athletic performances Succumbed to peer…
