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Critically analyse thereasons why people takedrugs.
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................7.........................................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTIONDrug is a chemical that interacts with proteins within body to affect a physiologicalfunction. Apart from pharmacology, drug is any substance other than food which providenutritional support when it is inhaled, injected, smoked, consumed, absorbed throw patch on theskin as well as dissolved under the tongue and it result in temporary physiological modificationin body (Miller, W.R and Rollnick, 2012). This report is going to analyse reasons behind peopledrugs taking which include attitude of public, government and media towards drug takingpeople. It will also highlight, theories of substance addiction. MAIN BODYReason for taking drugs vary from individual to individual. Most Common reason behindtaking drugs is particular person want trying to fix issues of their life and they see drugs as thesolution of all problems. There are numerous other reasons why a person take drugs. some majorreasons are; first is Experimenting- This scenario is basically seen in young people. They arecurious and want to do experiment with drugs or alcohol and doing this give them feeling ofenjoying life because after taking drugs individual get free from their tensions and feel likeenjoying as well as youngsters want to try everything which may be the reason of taking drugs;second is family history- It is seems that up to 70 % of people take risk of addiction due to thereason of genetic predispositions or any family issue/ problems which leads to drugs addition.Family reasons are wide and it may tress a lot to individual which force them in takingsubstances. third is loneliness- In this situation, a person starting taking drugs when they feellonely or isolated from their family and friends. When an individual have no one to live withthemthey take help of drugs for coming out of loneliness. Last reason is peer pressure- Itgenerally occur at the stage of adolescents and young adult. In this, individual feel pressurearound them and also they want to fit into some level due to which they start taking drugs(Halpern, 2013). Prevalence rate refers to the rate or proportion of individual in a population who arehaving specific disease or attribute within a specific period of time.In United Kingdom peoplethat take drugs are under the age of 16 to 24 are increasing during last year and this age grouppeople are double in ration compare to wider. there is an upward trend apparent in1
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