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Drug addiction is a clear and present danger.
A clear and present danger
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Leader Staff Writer
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Kicking the Habit of Drug Addiction
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Teaching the dangers of drug addiction
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All sorts of different drugs can be abused, including illegal drugs (such as heroin or cannabis), prescription medicines (such as tranquilisers or painkillers), and other medicines that can be bought off the supermarket shelf (such as cough mixtures or he
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Total social and health costs for people addicted to illegal drugs is at $66.9 billion a year.
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In one study conducted at the National Addiction Centre, 650 heroin addicts committed more than 70,000 crimes in a three-month period.
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The average addict has to steal an average of $1,000.00 worth of property and goods to raise the $200.00.
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Drug
Addiction Symptoms
When an individual has a
drug addiction there are many symptoms to be aware of. The drug addiction symptoms
listed below are only a few in a long list of possible symptoms. Possessing
only a few of these symptoms does not always imply that the individual in question
is suffering from a drug addiction. Although, if the individual possess several
and the possibility of drug addiction is a concern continue to be aware and
supportive in their road of drug addiction recovery.
Drug addiction symptoms:
- Slow or staggering walk;
poor physical coordination.
- Changes in sleeping habits
-- inability to sleep, awake at unusual times; or unusual sleepiness, laziness,
sleeping at strange times.
- Red, watery eyes; pupils
larger or smaller than usual; blank stare.
- Cold, sweaty palms; shaking
hands.
- Puffy face, blushing
or pale skin.
- Smell of substance on
breath, body or clothes.
- Runny nose; hacking cough.
- Unexplained nausea, vomiting
or excessive sweating.
- Tremors or shakes on
hands, feet or head.
- Irregular heartbeat.
- weight loss.
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