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The Effects of Drugs on The Brain

The Effects of Drugs on The Brain The danger of drugs is no doubt. Unfortunately, abuse of illegal drugs is increasingly prevalent in various countries around the world, including Indonesia. Head of the National Narcotics Agency ,Commissioner General Anang Iskandar state the number of people who died due to drug abuse reached 200 million per year. The use of narcotics, psychotropic substances and other addictive ingredients can affect the work of the brain which functions as the center of the body's control. The effects of drugs on the brain that you must be aware of such as manipulating the mood, excessive brain work, and hallucinations. The first one is manipulating the mood. Since drugs affect the brain's work, drugs can change the atmosphere of the mood, ways of thinking, awareness and behavior. That is why narcotics are called psychoactive substances. There are several kinds of effects of drugs on the brain, such as inhibiting the work of the brain, called de...

Drug Addiction Factors

Drug Addiction Factors D rugs are indeed very detrimental to its users. Many people die from taking drugs, even though many people already know the consequences of taking drugs ranging from various diseases to death, but for people who are already addicted, the person will continue to take drugs and not care about the consequences . According to the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) the number of drug abusers in Indonesia has reached 3.5 million in 2017. There are certain factors that cause a person more susceptible to addiction, for example environmental factors, curiosity, and accidentally addiction. Environment plays an important role in the emergence of one's addiction. One of the most common reasons why someone is tempted to try to use drugs from outside influences, either directly or indirectly - especially people they often meet or idolize, including parents, friends, siblings, and even celebrities. We live in an era where drug use is openly discussed and even promot...