HEALTH HAVEN
"Drugs take you to hell, disguised as heaven"
Hridya,Rudransh & Diya
Welcome
At Health Haven, we are committed to spreading awareness about the dangers of substance abuse and providing assistance to those impacted. Through informative content and dedicated support, we aim to empower individuals to make healthier choices and lead substance-free lives.
-Raising awareness is a cornerstone of our mission. By advocating for prevention strategies educational resources and insights to enhance understanding and awareness of substance abuse risks we strive to minimize the impact of substance abuse on individuals and communities.
Here is some of the crucial information you should know about illegal
substances that you may not know such as:
-What is illegal substacne abuse
-Causes , Types , Concequences/Negative impacts
Information on substance abuse
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Substance abuse isn't something you should take lightly. It occurs when you use alcohol, prescription medicine, and other legal and illegal substances too much or in the wrong way. Substance abuse differs from addiction. Many people with substance abuse problems are able to quit or can change their unhealthy behavior. Addiction, on the other hand, is a disease. It means you can’t stop using even when your condition causes you harm. Both legal and illegal drugs have chemicals that can change how your body and mind work. They can give you a pleasurable “high,” ease your stress, or help you avoid problems in your life.The detrimental health effects that illicit drug usage has on its users are among the main effects on society. Additionally, drug usage costs people, families, and society a lot of money. It is evident that a variety of reasons have contributed to the development of the intricate worldwide illicit drug problem. The age, gender, and rate of urbanization of the population are examples of sociodemographic trends that have an impact.
Causes or Factors leading to substance abuse
Genetics:
According to research, a person's genetic composition may make them more susceptible to substance abuse. Some people may be more susceptible to addiction than others due to specific genes.Twin and family-based studies have long established a heritable component underlying these disorders. In recent years, genome-wide association studies of large, broadly phenotyped samples have identified regions of the genome that harbor genetic risk variants associated with substance use disorders. These regions have enabled the discovery of putative causal genes and improved our understanding of genetic relationships among substance use disorders and other traits.
Mental Health Issues:
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People who suffer from mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), may turn to drugs or alcohol as a coping method, which can result in substance misuse. They might influence others to do the same, which would only make the impact worse.
Environment:
Peer pressure, family dynamics, socioeconomic position, and drug exposure are some of the factors that might lead to substance misuse. For example, substance use problems are more common in people who are raised in households where drug use is accepted.Furthermore, differences in the prevalence of substance use disorders and the results of treatment may result from racial and socioeconomic discrepancies in the elements that contribute to dangerous substance use environments. Similar disparities in hazardous substance use contexts should be taken into consideration as an environmental justice concern by environmental justice researchers, who have extensive expertise addressing racial and ethnic disparities in environmental risk from technological and other dangers.
Absence of family involvment:
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Substance abuse may result from a lack of solid familial ties or support. Strong family relationships reduce a person's likelihood of abusing drugs or alcohol. Families provide values and culture to the wards, however their absence could lead to their downfall.
Types of substance abuse and its impacts
Alcohol:
One of the drugs that are most commonly used by young people is alcohol. They use it for various reasons such as peer pressure and more. Teens who drink put themselves at risk for obvious problems with the law (it's illegal; you can get arrested). Teens who drink are also more likely to get into fights and commit crimes than those who don't.People who drink regularly also often have problems with school. Drinking can damage a student's ability to study well and get decent grades, as well as affect sports performance (the coordination thing).
E Ciggarettes :
Vapes can cause addiction: E-cigarettes contain nicotine, a drug that’s highly addictive. You don’t have to vape every day to get addicted. Anxiety and depression: Nicotine makes anxiety and depression worse. It also affects memory, concentration, self-control, and attention, especially in developing brains. Furthermore, becoming a smoker: People who vape are more likely to start smoking regular (tobacco) cigarettes and may be more likely to develop other addictions in the future.​A few other impacts are sleep problems, exposure to cancer-causing chemicals, chronic bronchitis.
Tobaco:
Every day, almost 2,500 children under 18 years of age try their first cigarette, and more than 400 of them will become new, regular daily smokers. 3 Half of them will ultimately die from their habit.People who start smoking at an early age are more likely to develop a severe addiction to nicotine than those who start at a later age. Of adolescents who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime, most of them report that they would like to quit, but are not able to do so. If current tobacco use patterns persist, an estimated 5.6 million of today’s youth under age 18 eventually will die prematurely from a smoking-related disease.
