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Drug use and Danger Among Teens

What's Drugs??

Drugs (stands for Narcotics, Psychotropic and Addictive other hazardous materials) are substances which, if included in the human body, either through oral / drunk, inhaled, or injected, can change the thoughts, moods or feelings, and behavior. Drugs can cause dependence (addiction), physical and psychological.

Narcotics are substances or drugs derived from plants or no plants, both synthetic and semi synthetic which can cause a decrease or change in consciousness, loss of pain and can cause dependence (Law No. 22 in 1997). Which include the type of Narcotics is:
• Papaver plant, raw opium, opium cooking (opium, opium dust, jicingko), opium medicines, morfina, kokaina, ekgonina, cannabis plants and cannabis resin.

• Salts and derivatives of morfina and kokaina, as well as mixtures and preparations containing the above ingredients.

Psychotropic substances or drugs are either natural or synthetic non narcotic, a potent psychoactive through selective effect on the central nervous system that causes changes in mental activity and behavior (Law No. 5 / 1997). Psychotropic Substances, including, among others:

• Sedatin (Pil BK), Rohypnol, Magadon, Valium, Mandarax, Amfetamine, Fensiklidin, Metakualon, Metifenidat, Phenobarbital, Flunitrazepam, Ecstasy, Shabu-shabu, LSD (Lycergic Eyebrows diethylamide), etc..

Addictive other hazardous materials are natural materials, semi-synthetic or synthetic that can be used as a substitute morfina or kokaina which can disrupt the central nervous system, such as:

• containing ethyl alcohol ethanol, inhalen / sniffing (solvent) in the form of organic matter (carbon), which produces the same effect as that produced by an alcoholic beverage or drug anaestetik if the scent is inhaled. Example: glue / adhesives, acetone, ether, etc..

Types of Drugs by the effect
From its effects, drugs can be divided into three:

1. Depressant, which suppress the central nervous system and reduce the functional activity of the body so that the user feel calm, even could make a user's sleep and was unconscious. If overdose can result in death. Types include opioda depressant drugs, and various derivatives like Morphin and heroin. Popular examples are now Putaw.

2. Stimulant, stimulates body functions and increase excitement and awareness. Type stimulants: Caffeine, Cocaine, Amphetamin. Examples are now often used is shabu-shabu and Ecstasy.

3. Hallucinogens, its main effect is to change the perception or result in hallucinations. Mostly derived from plant hallucinogens such as mescaline from cactus and psilocybin from mushrooms. In addition there are mixed in the laboratory jugayang like LSD. The most widely used is marijuana or hashish.

Drug Abuse
Most substances in the drug actually used for the treatment and penefitian. But for various reasons - ranging from a desire to try it, follow trends / styles, the symbol of social status, want to forget the issue, etc.. - The drugs and then misused. The use of continuous and berianjut will cause dependency or dependencies, also called addiction. 

Levels of abuse are usually as follows:

   1. try
   2. fun
   3. use at the time or under certain circumstances
   4. abuse
   5. dependence 

Impact of Drug abuse

When the drug is used continuously or exceed predetermined dose would lead to dependence. Addiction is what will lead to physical and psychological disorders, due to the occurrence of damage to the central nervous system (CNS) and the body organs like heart, lungs, liver and kidney.

Impact of drug abuse on a person depends on the type of drugs used, the user's personality and situation or condition of the user.
In general, the impact of drug addiction can be seen in the physical, psychological and social person. 

Physical Impact:

1. Disturbances in the nervous system (neurological) such as seizures, hallucinations, impaired consciousness, neurological damage edge

2. Disturbances in the heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular), such as acute infection of the heart muscle, blood circulation disorders

3. Disorders of the skin (dermatological) such as: penanahan (abscess), allergies, eczema

4. Disturbances in the lungs (pulmonary) such as: suppression of respiratory function, breathing difficulties, hardening of lung tissue

5. Frequent headaches, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, diarrhea, increased body temperature, heart and difficulty sleeping diminution

6. Impact on reproductive health is padaendokrin disorders, such as: decreased function of reproductive hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone), and sexual dysfunction

7. Impact on reproductive health among girls, among others, changes in menstrual periods, menstrual irregularities, and amenorhoe (not menstruation)

8. For injecting drug users through needle, especially the use of hypodermic needles in turn, the risk is of contracting diseases like hepatitis B, C, and HIV, which until now there is no cure

9. Drug abuse can be fatal when it occurs Over Dose is drug consumption exceeds the body's ability to receive it. Over dosage can cause death

 
Impact of Psychic:
1. Slow work, sloppy work, often tense and restless

2. Lost self-confidence, apathy, dreamer, full of suspicion

3. Agitative, a vicious and brutal behavior

4. Difficulty concentrating, feeling upset and depressed
5. Tend to hurt themselves, feeling insecure, even suicide

Social Impact:
1. Mental disorders, anti-social and immoral, ostracized by the neighborhood
2. Nuisance and a burden family
3. Education becomes disturbed, the future bleak

Impact of physical, psychological and social are closely connected. Physical dependence will result in tremendous pain (withdrawal) when going off medication (not taking medication at the time) and the psychological boost a very strong desire to consume (language gaulnya sugest). Physical and psychological Gejata is also related to social phenomena such as the urge to lie to parents, stealing, hot-tempered, manipulative, etc..

Dangers for Teens
Adolescence is a phase of development between childhood and adulthood. The development of a person in childhood and youth will shape the development of that person in adulthood. That's why when the children and adolescents damaged by drugs, then dim or even destroyed his future.

In adolescence, it is the desire to experiment, follow the trends and lifestyles, as well as enormous fun. Although all trends were perfectly natural, but it can also make it easier for motivated young people abusing drugs. Data show that the number of drug users the most is the age group of teenagers.

The problem becomes more serious when due to drug use, teens contracting and transmitting HIV / AIDS among adolescents. This has proven of drug use through needle in turn. This nation will lose the teenagers who are very much a result of drug abuse and the spread of HIV / AIDS. Lost teens together with loss of human resources for the nation.
What remains to be done?
Much can still be done to prevent teenage drug abuse and help teenagers who have fallen drug abuse. There are three levels of intervention, namely

1. Primary, before the abuse occurs, usually in the form of education, dissemination of information about the dangers of drugs, the approach through the family, etc.. Government agencies, like the BKKBN, more plays on stage this intervention. activities carried out around the provision of information through various forms of IEC materials targeted at teenagers and families directly.

2. Secondary, at the time of use has occurred and efforts are needed to cure (treatment). This phase includes: initial acceptance phase (initialintake) between 1-3 days with physical and mental examination, and the phase of detoxification and treatment of medical complications, between 1-3 weeks to make the reduction of dependence addictive ingredients gradually.

3. Tertiary, namely the effort to rehabilitate those who had been taking and in the healing process. This stage usually consists of the stabilization phase, between 3-12 months, to prepare the user back to the community, and socializing in the community phase, for ex-drug abusers are able to develop a meaningful life in society. This phase is usually in the form of counseling activities, create support groups, develop alternative activities,
etc..

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