Why Drugs Are Harmful

Regardless of the drug, from a simple headache tablet to a syringe full of Heroin, they all produce chemical reactions in the human body.

Naturally the stronger the drug the more the reaction, although some people react negatively to even simple drugs or medications. Drugs have both a short term and long term affects.

Street drugs or even prescription drugs that are misused can cause irreparable damage to a person’s body, mind and spirit. The short term affect varies but normally includes impairment of judgment. Combine this with even simple tasks such as driving and it can have disastrous consequences. Many people have died as a result of using drugs and driving. Even worse is that innocent people get killed as well. Another short term affect can be anger and temper flares.

Long term affects are usually irreversible. Brain cells that have been lost due to drug use can never be replaced. Not only that but the body and vital organs can suffer damage as well. Any time a drug enters the body, it goes through the entire system either through the blood or absorption through the stomach and then into the blood stream. The heart, liver and stomach are usually the organs that are hardest hit, besides the brain.

Drugs can literally change a person’s personality drastically and they may not see it themselves.

“Drugs also harm relationships and sadly, many times they cannot be mended.”

Drugs do not just affect the person using them, but everyone involved with that person. It is far reaching consider someone who is addicted to drugs. Obviously their family is dramatically affected but there are others. Their friends and neighbours are impacted by the drug addiction as well as that person’s boss and co-workers.  Drugs change people and they change the dynamics of any relationship that person has. Everyone around the addict is no longer dealing with the person, but with the drug and the addiction.

* Drugs harm every part of a person’s being and every part of their world.

Drugs can literally change a person’s personality drastically and they may not see it themselves. Others see it though. Although there is a lot of harm caused by drugs, probably the worse is the impact on a person’s spirit who uses drugs. The drugs change how they see themselves and in the long run it does damage to even the strongest self-esteem.

Drugs are harmful because people die, emotionally and/or physically and so do their loved ones.