ALCOHOLISM VS DRUGS

Alcohol addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder associated with compulsive alcohol drinking,
the loss of control over intake, and the emergence of a negative emotional state when alcohol
is no longer available. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a condition characterized by an impaired
ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health
consequences. It is a spectrum disorder and can be mild, moderate, or severe and
encompasses the conditions that some people refer to as alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence,
or the colloquial term, alcoholism. Alcohol addiction refers to the moderate to severe end of
the AUD spectrum.

It is often difficult for people to recognise that they have become dependent on alcohol or
other drugs. They may see it as a temporary situation because they are in physical pain or
because they are dealing with a difficult situation such as grief, loss, anxiety or trauma.

Often it is family and friends who first recognise that a person they care about has an alcohol
or drug problem. They may have noticed them acting differently – being withdrawn, always
tired, increasingly hostile or easily upset. They may ask the person straight out if they are using
alcohol or other drugs.

Some signs that you may have an alcohol or other drug problem are:changed eating or
sleeping habits, caring less about your appearance, spending more time with people who drink
or use drugs to excess ,missing appointments, classes or work commitments ,losing interest in
activities that you used to lovegetting in trouble in school, at work or with the law, getting into
more arguments with family and Friends, friends or family asking you if you use alcohol or
other drugs, relying on drugs or alcohol to have fun or relax, having blackouts, drinking or
using drugs when you are alone ,keeping secrets from friends or family, finding you need more
and more of the substance to get the same feeling.

Drug addiction can lead to a range of both short-term and long-term mental and physical
health problems. These depend on what drug is taken. Accidents. People who are addicted to
drugs are more likely to drive or do other dangerous activities while under the influence.

Cutting down on alcohol or other drugs is hard to do because repeated alcohol or drug use
makes the body more dependent and changes the brain. Brain scans of people who are
dependent on alcohol or other drugs often show changes in the areas of the brain that help
you learn and remember and make decisions.

The best thing you can do is to talk to someone you trust so you do not have to deal with this
challenge alone.

Drug abuse and addiction have impacted the world that we live in today. There are too many
people that have a problem with drugs and they either refuse to get help or do not want to get
help since this drug has a grasp on them and will not let go. Whatever drug they are on, does
not just affect them but it also affects the people that are close to them and their families. This
also leads to their children seeing this happen and thinking it is either okay to do or they think
it is cool. So they then start to do them or sell them and begin this vicious life that their
parents have been apart of. The younger generations are the ones being affected most by this
crisis and if we can get to them and prevent the children from doing these drugs then the drug
issue can be stopped and or completely erased. We can do this by using pictures that show
how bad this issue is and how this will impact the rest of your life. The image from the Alcohol
and Drug Abuse website appeals to the readers logos and pathos in a better way than ethos.

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Drugs are not something that plagues the local area, it is all around
the world. Drugs have been around for a very long time. Drugs have been hurting people
mentally, physically, and emotionally for centuries whether illegal or legal. Some say that drugs
are okay, it causes no harm, but the person taking drug. Taking a certain amount or the wrong
drugs can get people in trouble or even kill them. Drugs can ruin peoples life’s. The average
age of people who first experiment with drugs is thirteen years old, and for alcohol it is even
younger. Drugs are a major problem for kids as early as fourth grade(“Facts’’). Drug addiction is
a dependence on a legal or illegal drugs or medication. Alcohol and nicotine are legal
substances but are also considered drugs (‘’Diseases’’). Being addicted to drugs is very harmful
to a person 's body and it can really affect a life in a negative way and it usually takes a while to
even realize how much that certain drug can hurt the person using it. Being addicted to drugs
causes people

It gets the heart pumping and makes a person have more energy, but it is also very bad for
bath salt to invade all the bodily functions. A person can get bath salts into the system many
different ways like injecting it with a needle, snorting it, or swallowing it. Using bath salt can
hurt the body and cause serious problems immediately. It makes the heart rate go up and
blood pressure elevate, makes people see things that are not there and hear things that are
not there, and also makes people become violent. Long term effects of bath salt include death,
liver and kidney failure, and breaks down skeleton and bone tissue. Trying to stop using bath
salts is difficult like any other drug, quitting can cause depression, anxiety, sleeping problems,
and paranoia. It is very dangerous to take bath salts it hurts the body many different ways