TABLE OF CONTENTS

a) Introduction

b) Contents: i) What have I learnt in                                              this topic.

                             ii) How I relate the topic                                           with my daily life.

                            iii) My future learning                                                 goal relating to the                                                topic.

c) Conclusion 

INTRODUCTION

What is 'SUBSTANCE ABUSE' ?

- It is the harmful use of "psychoactive" substances or chemical, including alcohol        and drugs.

- Substances that leads to depend that causing damage both of the body system and     mind of a person.

- Substance abuse will create an addiction.

- Chemicals that contained in the drugs and related substances will alter the way of       the brain's communication system works, disrupting the way nerve cells send,             receive and process information.

- According to internet, Substance abuse is when you take illegal drugs. It also                happens if you use alcohol, prescription drugs and other legal substances                      excessively or improperly.

A) WHAT HAVE I LEARNT IN THIS TOPIC

i) DEFINITON OF DRUG

- a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.

According to 'National Anti-Drug Agency' (NADA) definition

-  Drug is define as any chemical substances either genuine or artificial , when be used by injected , inhaled , smoked or be eaten that can change the body function or organization physically or mentally.

- Drug is also used by the hospitals and clinics as a medicine to help their patient in battling disease such as loratadine, Paracetamol, Anti-Biotic and many more prescription drugs that are legal by the government but there are most of other people intend to abuse it or taking illegal drugs.

- Drugs can be classified into two, which is natural drug and synthetic drug.

ii) WHAT IS "NATURAL DRUG" ?

- A mixture of herbs containing drugs that have neurological effects such as controlled drugs that require a prescription. 

- Marijuana and Psilocybin Mushrooms are one of example of natural illegal drugs.

- Marijuana is also legal in some other countries such as Amsterdam, Canada and Thailand for medical purposes. Example , marijuana cures patient with Parkinson's disease  

- This is the link of the video proof that marijuana cures Parkinson's disease :

https://youtu.be/zNT8Zo_sfwo

iii) WHAT IS "SYNTHETIC DRUG" ?

- Synthetic drugs are created using man-made chemicals instead of natural ingredients.

- Ecstasy, LSD, methamphetamine, cocaine, ayahuasca, 2CB, molly ,"synthetic marijuana" (Spices or K2), "synthetic stimulants" (Bath Salts), Flakka (Zombie Drug) ,"N. bombs" and many more illegal synthetic drug. These are among the new n synthetic drugs known as "Designer drugs" in this modern world.

- Synthetic Drugs are more dangerous than natural drugs because they contain chemicals that will destroy our body system and also corrupt our brain.

iv) CLASSIFICATION 

OF DRUGS.

V) HOW DRUGS AFFECT THE BRAIN ?

- Drugs interact with the brain and body to alter moods, emotions, and behaviors by changing brain chemistry and a person’s perceptions, and by impacting how individuals interact with the world around them.

- Levels of some of the brain’s chemical messengers, or neurotransmitters, are also impacted by drug abuse, including, Dopamine, Serotonin, Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), Norepinephrine and some part of the brain depend on the drugs that they abuse.