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DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE Dr. Hardin B Jones, About the Chapter, This essay is a warning, against the overuse and, abuse of drugs. People, believe that any illness can be, relieved by taking a pill. This, has led to wide spread drug, abuse. At the first sign of, nervousness people use, stimulant drugs. They use, 1

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drugs not only when they are, depressed but when they feel, good already. They depend, on drugs not to solve their, problems but to forget their, worries. Medicine should be, distinguished from sensual, drugs. The sensual drugs give, the users a strong sense of, pleasure. These drugs, stimulate the brain’s pleasure, centers. The brain governs, the sensations, moods,, thoughts and actions. These, 2

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are easily upset by drugs. But, only naturally attained, pleasure can give total, satisfaction. Finally, drug, addiction ends in physical, discomfort. The addict feels, depressed and ‘dead inside’., He fails to respond either to, his environment or other, people. The dangers of drug, abuse lie between the, degeneration of health and, the depletion of brain, function. The damage to the, 3

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brain is the most subtle, but, the least understood, consequence of drug abuse., .................................., , This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND, , 4