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    Drug abuse has significant short- and long-term health effects on almost every organ system in the body. It can damage the brain by flooding it with dopamine and altering brain chemistry over time, leading to addiction. Some consequences of drug abuse include increased risk of infectious diseases, heart and liver damage, mental confusion, lung disease, and problems with daily functioning. While treatment and abstinence can help repair some brain damage over time, the health impacts of drug abuse are wide-ranging and long-lasting.

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    Drug abuse has significant short- and long-term health effects on almost every organ system in the body. It can damage the brain by flooding it with dopamine and altering brain chemistry over time, leading to addiction. Some consequences of drug abuse include increased risk of infectious diseases, heart and liver damage, mental confusion, lung disease, and problems with daily functioning. While treatment and abstinence can help repair some brain damage over time, the health impacts of drug abuse are wide-ranging and long-lasting.

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    Drug abuse has significant short- and long-term health effects on almost every organ system in the body. It can damage the brain by flooding it with dopamine and altering brain chemistry over time, leading to addiction. Some consequences of drug abuse include increased risk of infectious diseases, heart and liver damage, mental confusion, lung disease, and problems with daily functioning. While treatment and abstinence can help repair some brain damage over time, the health impacts of drug abuse are wide-ranging and long-lasting.

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    The Effects of Drug Abuse on Health

    Drugs are chemicals that affect the body and brain. Different drugs can have different effects.
    Some effects of drugs include health consequences that are long-lasting and permanent. They can
    even continue after a person has stopped taking the substance.

    There are a few ways a person can take drugs, including injection, inhalation and ingestion. The
    effects of the drug on the body can depend on how the drug is delivered. For example, the
    injection of drugs directly into the bloodstream has an immediate impact, while ingestion has a
    delayed effect. But all misused drugs affect the brain. They cause large amounts of dopamine, a
    neurotransmitter that helps regulate our emotions, motivation and feelings of pleasure, to flood
    the brain and produce a “high.” Eventually, drugs can change how the brain works and interfere
    with a person’s ability to make choices, leading to intense cravings and compulsive drug use.
    Over time, this behavior can turn into a substance dependency, or drug addiction.

    Today, more than 7 million people suffer from an illicit drug disorder, and one in four deaths
    results from illicit drug use. In fact, more deaths, illnesses and disabilities are associated with
    drug abuse than any other preventable health condition. People suffering from drug and alcohol
    addiction also have a higher risk of unintentional injuries, accidents and domestic violence
    incidents

    Substance use disorders are associated with a wide range of short- and long-term health effects.
    They can vary depending on the type of drug, how much and how often it’s taken and the
    person’s general health. Overall, the effects of drug abuse and dependence can be far-reaching.
    They can impact almost every organ in the human body.

    Side effects of drug addiction may include:

     A weakened immune system, increasing the risk of illness and infection


     Heart conditions ranging from abnormal heart rates to heart attacks and collapsed veins
    and blood vessel infections from injected drugs
     Nausea and abdominal pain, which can also lead to changes in appetite and weight loss
     Increased strain on the liver, which puts the person at risk of significant liver damage or
    liver failure
     Seizures, stroke, mental confusion and brain damage
     Lung disease
     Problems with memory, attention and decision-making, which make daily living more
    difficult
     Global effects of drugs on the body, such as breast development in men and increases in
    body temperature, which can lead to other health problems

    Effects of Drug Addiction on the Brain


    All drugs–nicotine, cocaine, marijuana and others–affect the brain’s “reward” circuit, which is
    part of the limbic system. This area of the brain affects instinct and mood. Drugs target this
    system, which causes large amounts of dopamine—a brain chemical that helps regulate emotions
    and feelings of pleasure—to flood the brain. This flood of dopamine is what causes a “high.” It’s
    one of the main causes of drug addiction.

    Although initial drug use may be voluntary, drugs can alter brain chemistry. This can actually
    change how the brain performs and interfere with a person’s ability to make choices. It can lead
    to intense cravings and compulsive drug use. Over time, this behavior can turn into a substance
    dependency or drug and alcohol addiction.

    Alcohol can have short- and long-term effects on the brain and disrupts the brain’s
    communication pathways. These can influence mood, behavior and other cognitive function.

    Brain damage may also occur through alcohol-induced nutrition deficiencies, alcohol-induced
    seizures and liver disease. In pregnant women, alcohol exposure can impact the brains of unborn
    babies, resulting in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

    It is reported that alcohol-induced brain problems can often be corrected with proper treatment.
    Abstinence from alcohol for months or years can help partially repair thinking abilities, like
    memory skills.

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