Drugs Causes Addiction

Manal, Gamal ; Sanad, Wanes (2017-05-18)

Most of us take prescription drugs only for the reason the doctor intended. Nevertheless, an estimated 48 million people (aged 12 and older), according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, have used prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons in their life time. Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease. It causes compulsive drug seeking and use despite harmful consequences to the addicted person as well as the people around that person. The abuse prescription drugs leads to changes in the structure and function of the brain.

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