Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Best Ways to Prevent the Addiction to Drugs

Drug addiction is chronic or periodic intoxication due to the continuous consumption of a drug. Characters of the drug addiction includes an overpowering desire to continue taking about the drug and to obtain it by any means, tendency to increase the dose, resulting in psychic and physical dependance on the effects of the drug and detrimental effects on the individual and on society. It is better to prevent drug addiction rather than taking treatment after an individual is addicted to the drugs.

Best way to prevent drug addiction is not to take the drug at all. Generally doctors prescribes drugs like narcotics to relieve pain, benzodiazepines to relieve anxiety and barbiturates to relieve nervousness or irritation. These prescription drugs should not be taken in excess and if there is need to take more than the prescribed dose of a medication, talk to the doctor.

There are also some prevention programs which helps to eliminate or reduce the risk of abusing drugs, these programs are designed based on the demographics like age, gender, for individhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifuals and also for groups. There are three types of prevention programs which includes universal programs, selective programs and indicated programs. These programs assist teachers, parents, and healthcare professionals to explain about the dangerous effects of drug addiction to the teens.

It is also important to educate the children about the drug addiction and drug abuse can be prevented in children by communicating the risks of drug abuse, listening to the peer pressure and stress experienced by them, showing them the example of drug addicts and developing a strong relationship with the children.





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