Why+do+people+get+addicted+to+drugs?

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People that use drugs called drug addicts. And basically they take a drug and become addicted to it. People that aren't on drugs think that being addicted is a disease or has to do with genetics, but it's not. Drugs are chemicals that change the way your body works. Most people that use drugs have problems such as: 1)Not having a relationship with their parents. 2)Being physically or sexually abused. 3)Feeling they have no place in the world. 4)Growing up and seeing people use drugs. 5)Feels that their not loved.

If a person uses drugs one time they could get addicted because once they've had the drug, their body needs it and so they get addicted to using it because the drugs make them feel better from what ever pain they were feeling before. Doing drugs can also make you very excited, paronoid, or abusive. When addicted you release chemicals from your brain and want to use the drug over again. Some syptoms people have that use drugs are:

1)Lack of concentration 2)Loss of memory 3)Confusion 4)Slurred speech 5)Red eyes 6)Depression

It is very hard for someone to stop being addicted to drugs because they're so used to using it. If they decide to stop, the longest would probably be a day, because taking the drugs is kind of like an everyday thing for them. For example, someone that has H I V has to take medicine every single day not because they want to but because it's apart of their lifestyle.

ANNOTATIONS:

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WEBSITES:

1)http://www.faqs.org/health/Sick-V1/Addiction.html

2)http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00183.html

3)http://www.friendsofnarconon.org/drug_rehab/drug_addiction/what_is_addiction?/what_causes_addiction?/

4)http://health.howstuffworks.com/addiction.htm