Drug abuse (0)

All definitions of drug abuse imply a negative judgement of the drug use in question. Some of the drugs most often associated with this term include alcohol , amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine and opium alkaloids. Use of these drugs may lead to criminal penalty .
Other definitions of drug abuse fall into four main categories: public health definitions, mass communication and vernacular usage, medical definitions, and political and criminal justice definitions.
Depending on the actual compound, drug misuse including alcohol may lead to health and social problems: such as injuries, unprotected sex, violence , deaths, vehicle accidents, homo – and suicides and mortality .
Drug abuse makes central nervous system effects, which produce changes in mood, levels of awareness or perceptions and sensations. Some drugs appear to be more likely to lead to uncontrolled use than others.
Bans
Most governments have designed legislation to criminalise certain types of drug use. These drugs are often called " illegal drugs" but generally what is illegal is their unlicensed production, distribution, and possession. These drugs are also called "controlled substances". Even for simple possession, legal punishment can be quite severe. Laws vary across countries, and even within them , and have fluctuated widely throughout history.
Despite drug legislation large, organized criminal drug cartels operate world- wide . Advocates of decriminalization argue that drug prohibition makes drug dealing a lucrative business, leading to much of the associated criminal activity .