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Alcohol and Drug Abuse is just not a youth
issue it's a very serious male adult issue too. We have a
proliferation of drugs available now and so many people (youth
& adults) are indulging.The result of all this is massive
mental health issues.
Alcohol is the top of the list here. It is so
widely used and made available for virtually all age groups as low
as 13-14yrs. Binge drinking amongst youth and habitual drinking by
adults is not unusual. Alcohol causes more havoc and damage than
all the drugs listed below. That is a statistical fact. Cigarettes
are a close second. Alcohol addiction is the result of poor
thinking and because it is generally excepted in society (take a
look at all the Liquor Outlets) we all turn a blind eye to
excessive usage unless it directly effects us. Growing up with
alcoholism by a parent is life changing.
Ecstasy (or other names it is called - E, Ex,
E and C, eccy) use in Australia is rampant in many age groups
including the over 35 years age group and for many people it is the
drug of choice over a weekend. This drug is taken in pill form. It
is so much the drug of choice some people can't go through a
weekend without it and the whole eccy love vibe. It creates a
shallow existence if you are regularly using the drug and it has
been around since the late eighties so we can now see the serious
damage and personalty changes it inflicts on those with regular
usage over a number of years.
Speed and the many derivative forms of this
white powder are in prolific use as well. All these drugs are
called Amphetamines. These are a group of
drugs made from different chemicals. Amphetamines are stimulant
drugs. This means they speed up the brain and nervous system. Most
people call amphetamines 'speed'. Other names include 'crystal
meth', 'base', 'ice' or 'shabu'. Speed is snorted or
injected.
'Ice' is really classified as a
methamphetamine and is widely used now in drug circles. Some people
within the Mental Health Council area state that it certainly is a
performance enhancing drug. Certain sports stars have been
identified being addicted. It has multiple uses. Users go on a
bender, don't sleep, crash and then three or four days later start
the cycle again.
Heroin is another one of a group of drugs
known as 'opiates' (sometimes called 'narcotic analgesics'). Other
opiates include opium, morphine, codeine, pethidine and methadone.
Heroin can also be referred to as smack, skag, hammer, h, or horse.
Heroin is mainly injected. It is as much a white collar drug as a
blue collar. It is scary and highly addictive yet smart drug users
(some you may even know), use it with skill
regularly.
If you are seeking info on the matter go here
alcohol and drugs info getting informed is your
responsibility. All drugs cost money and rampant drug use costs
lots of money! So there is a clue there...
We know the habitual use of cannabis these
days has psychotic effects because of the THC
(Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol; the main active ingredient in
marijuana, which acts on the brain to produce its effects) levels.
Because a lot of Cannabis is now grown indoors by hydroponics
growth, lots of chemicals/other additives are applied. Nick names
include Mary Jane, Bob, dope, grass, hooch, herbs, weed, and gunja.
Hashish is the produced product from heads of the cannabis plant
and is black/brown in colour and sticky. This is also smoked or
spotted and inhaled over a flame.
The power of silence is not necessarily the
way to go on this one if your children are regularly using
cannabis! I’m sure you will see the noticeable personality changes
if not and you need specific information read this as Elaine Walters has had 15 years experience
working with families affected by drug use and mental health
issues..
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