EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE IN HUMAN HEALTH

A drug is any chemical substance which when taken into the body was psychological and physioligical effects. Generally drugs are prescribed for medical purposes to alleviate pain or to cure illness. However here are some substances which when introduced into the body also cause psychological and physiological effects that are not curative. Indiscrimanate use of drugs with no regard to their side effects is called drug abuse, commonly abused drugs include khat, nicotine, bhang and alcohol. Prolonged abuse of drugs can cause addiction. 

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