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Drug Addiction in Townsville Name Institution Date Drug addiction is a disease affecting people globally due to its ability to alter the brain functioning of the users. Being addicted refers to a chronic brain disorder characterized by compulsive search and use of drugs regardless of the harmful consequences. Addiction is treatable and preventable, but if left unattended it can lead to adverse lifetime conditions. There are a variety of drugs which include stimulants, hallucinogens, depressants, Cannabis, Narcotics, and Anabolic Steroids. Depressants suppress brain and nerve activity in the central nervous system causing a calming effect. Its users aim at relieving anxiety, enhancing sleep and they include substances like alcohol, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines. Stimulants increase the central nervous system activity causing a feeling of attentiveness, focused, and energetic. They have the potential for anger and paranoia. Examples of stimulants include Cocaine, amphetamine, and methamphetamine. Hallucinogens alter their users’ perception of reality, space, and time by acting on the central nervous system. They cause one to see and hear nonexistent things, and they include substances such as Psilocybin, Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Cannabis is one of the most abused drugs and is derived from a plant and includes various forms such as bhang, charas, ganja, and hashish oil. Reports by the Salvation Army in Townsville read an 88% increase in patients at their treatment centers with amphetamine being more abused than cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy. Cases of mental and mood swing disorders have been on the rise as a result of
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