Wednesday, June 23, 2010

How to Identify a Drug Addict

When ever the drug is being abused for the first time then abuser may feel happy with lots of pleasure. Because of this, the functioning of the brain starts changing due to unnatural flood of neurotransmitters. In some cases if the consumption is high they may even die.

Indications for drug addiction:

Both the physical and psychological activities are being changed because of the drug addiction.

Physical signs are:
The physical signs of drug addiction are different for different types of drugs. After consumption of the each drug the short term and the long term effects may get varied.
  • Changes in the eating habits and even changes in the appetite
  • Chronic cough because of some drugs
  • Blood shot eyes and even they are watery
  • Staggered walk
  • Poor facial skin
  • Excess sweating, shaking hands
  • Paleness in the face
  • Reduction in the sleep
  • Heart related problems like irregular heart beat and heart attack
  • Some of the drugs cause impaired vision and slurred speech

Behavioral signs are:
  • Gradual decrease in the performance
  • Always wants privacy and want to be in isolated place
  • Lack of interest in general things
  • Borrowing lot of money from others
  • Even stealing of the expensive items from the house
  • Irritability
  • Loss of concentration and memory
  • Making fatalities on the road
  • Making new friends
  • Glass pipes, rolling papers, hypodermic needles in their possession

The above mentioned are a few of the symptoms of drug addiction. They will help you identify a drug addict.

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