Substance Use and Society

Substance use
and society

INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................................3
Drugs used for centuries and what is new to defined and redefined it as social, cultural, political and
economic condition have prevailed and changed. It will explore reason why people take drugs,
examine prevalence ates and evaluate theories related to addiction...................................................3
CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Substance utilisation is related to the use of drugs or alcohols as well as also involve
substances like illegal drugs, cigarettes, inhalant & solvents, prescription as well as many
more. In addition to this, substance use issues occur when alcohol and other related drugs
causes harm to individual who is consuming and others also (Bade and et. al., 2019). In
simple term it can be said that, substance utilisation is issues or problem that can result to
addiction. Although after substance consumption individual’s behaviour get change an they
started behaving abnormally which will impact on their family members also. Apart from
this, substance consumption sometimes results in child abuse also and once people started
taking substance then he/she will get addicted and they continue it for lifelong.
In addition to this, after consuming substance individual loose ability to understand
things as well as it gives negative impact on their health and mid both (Kettner, Mason and
Kuypers, 2019). This essay will going to discuss that drug is using be people from centuries
as well as it has wide impact on social, cultural, political and economic condition which has
been changed. Along with this, it also includes that why people take drugs through relevant
theory of addiction. Furthermore, it will also elaborate attitudes to drug taking in distinct
arenas like public, media as well as governments.
MAIN BODY
Drugs used for centuries and what is new to defined and redefined it as social, cultural,
political and economic condition have prevailed and changed. It will explore reason why
people take drugs, examine prevalence ates and evaluate theories related to addiction.
Substance abuse can be explained as pattern related to harmful use of any kind
substance which result in mood-altering. Although, substance involves alcohol and several
other drugs as well as other substances which are not drugs. Substance abuse can result
because individual is consuming substance in manner which is not recommended or intended
because they are using more than prescribed (Bijlsma and et. al., 2019). In addition to this,
health officials has consider that substance utilisation as crossing line or repeated use can
cause significant impairment such as disabilities, failure in meeting responsibilities, health
issues, risky use, social issues as well as impaired control. In simple terms it can be said that,
if individual drink enough to get frequent hangovers, enough drugs that they lost friends.
Although if particular person drink more than intended to use then substance utilisation is at
level of abuse. Substance utilisation is related to the use of drugs or alcohols as well as also

involve substances like illegal drugs, cigarettes, inhalant & solvents, prescription as well as
many more. In addition to this, substance use issues occur when alcohol and other related
drugs causes harm to individual who is consuming and others also. In simple term it can be
said that, substance utilisation is issues or problem that can result to addiction. Although after
substance consumption individual’s behaviour get change an they started behaving
abnormally which will impact on their family members also (Ganson and et. al., 2020). Apart
from this, substance consumption sometimes results in child abuse also and once people
started taking substance then he/she will get addicted and they continue it for lifelong.
Generally, when it comes to substance abuse, they are simply referring consumption
of illegal drugs. Because drug of abuse does more than altering mood of individual who is
consuming drugs. It results in cloud your judgement, distort perception, alter reaction time as
well as it can put individual in danger of accident and injury. In addition to this, such drugs
practices result in getting illegal in first place because this potentially addictive and can result
in various negative health impacts. Although, it has been believed that utilisation of illegal
substance is considered dangerous and it is abusive (Pighi and et. al., 2018). Others contend
that easy going, recreational utilization of certain medications isn't hurtful and is only use, not
misuse. The most vocal of the defenders of recreational medication use are the individuals
who smoke cannabis. They contend that cannabis isn't addictive and has numerous useful
characteristics, not at all like the "harder" drugs. Through recent research it has been
determine that even marijuana may result in more mental, harmful physical as well as
psychomotor effects than first believed. Every year, new scientific studies find out several
ways which long-term marijuana utilisation is harmful to health of individual. Moreover, the
National Institute on drugs Abuse reports which marijuana users will result in becoming
psychologically dependent as well as addicted. It has been estimated by NIDA (National
Institute on Drug Abuse) that one in out of every seven users of marijuana becomes
dependent. There are several illegal drugs such as marijuana, Methamphetamine, Cocaine,
hallucinogens. Ecstasy or Molly as well as Heroin.
There are some other abused substances which are not at all drugs at all such as
alcohol, prescription as well as other over counter medications, solvents, inhalants as well as
coffee and cigarettes can all used to at harmful excess (Lucas and Walsh, 2017). Actually,
numerous kids have their first experience with substance maltreatment by utilizing inhalants,
just in light of the fact that they are found in numerous basic family items and, along these
lines, promptly accessible. In today’s culture there are some designer and synthetic drugs also