In many ways the process of addiction has been compared to entering into a relationship, but in this case it would be an unhappy relationship. As we go through successive stages, commitment is enhanced and the influence it has on the addict becomes stronger.

• Infatuation

The first experiments with drugs often leave a mark recorded. If this first contact has been nice, there is a passionate infatuation or attraction to retake the substance or the activity. This distorted perception of reality, however, excites, calms produces euphoria or which increases the probability of having a new opportunity to take or consume. There is a change of mood that, in many cases, experienced a visceral level (all caused by the logic alteration of brain chemistry) and generates the glare like one falls for a chic.

In the game, a strong initial gain increases the chances of getting addicted to gambling.

• Honeymoon

Once the individual has learned, through his family, society, or from my own experience that certain activities or consumption of certain substances can be transported as if by magic away from any feeling or mood is negative, the step addiction is easy.

Having “learned” in stage 1 it is possible to get some relief (negative reinforcement) or pleasure (positive reinforcement) through the addictive substance or activity, the person may feel compelled to erase bad feelings or pain with something positive. The low tolerance for frustration or inability to cope with such adversity leads to search for “silver bullets”, then searching for the chemical action that facilitates change.

During the honeymoon phase, the future addict experiences all the perks without any negative consequences: it feels that exerts control, the activity is harmless and that he deserves. You can instantly feel better and enjoy the feeling of forgetting everything. But what they do not realize is that any relationship based on deception and fantasy can work well long term.

• Betrayal

However, what one sees during the honeymoon is not what actually gets. Over time, it is betrayed. Thus, besides a deterioration in key areas of your life, it is likely that the addict is doing things that would not normally do, to maintain and addiction (to steal, engage in other illegal activities). Artificial paradise that was promised in an earlier stage they turn into dark alleys filled with traps. The betrayal is real and the decline begins.

They are impossible to see. Usually, the addict feels the first effects of the drug 30 to 90 minutes after taking it. Among the physical effects include: dilated pupils, elevated body temperature, increased pulse rate and blood pressure, heart, sweating, loss of appetite, insomnia, dry mouth and tremors.

Sensations and feelings change too. The person consuming the drug may feel several different emotions at once or swing rapidly from one emotion to another. Reverse the direction of time and consciousness itself in the individual. All these changes may cause fear or panic. Who consume can also experience: confusion, suspicion, anxiety and sense of inadequacy and loss of control.

Hallucinogens are drugs that affect perceptions, sensations, mental capacity, awareness and emotions of people. In this category are drugs such as LSD (lysergic acid dieltamídico), mescaline, psilocybin and DMT. Some hallucinogens come from natural sources, others such as LSD are synthetic or manufactured drugs.

LSD is manufactured from lysergic acid is a substance derived from ergot fungus. It was discovered in 1938 and is one of the most powerful chemicals that change the mood. Is usually taken by mouth, but sometimes, it is injected.

Mescaline comes from the peyote cactus and although not as potent as LSD, its effects are identical. Mescaline is usually smoked or swallowed in capsules or tablets.

With regard to psilocybin, derived from certain fungi, is sold as tablets or capsules. The DMT is another psychedelic drugs (hallucinogenic) that acts like LSD. Its effects begin almost immediately and last a fairly long term.

What is a drug?
In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations Governments of Member States have the responsibility, inter alia, for the health of their peoples. To contribute to this purpose and to promote cooperation among themselves and with others and protect the health of all people, States meeting established that the World Health Organization is the specialized agency in the matter.

A classic definition given by the World Health Organization can guide us in trying to understand what these substances we call drugs, and to know what preventive actions can be made:

WHO says: “Drug” is any substance which, introduced into the body through any route of administration, produces a somewhat altered from the natural functioning of the central nervous system of the individual and is also likely to create dependence, either psychological, physical or both.

Proper understanding of this definition tells us a lot about drugs:

Substances. Drugs are substances, which excludes the “drug addiction” behaviors such as compulsive gambling, watching too much television, video games, etc.. These behaviors of dependency or addiction are not set with a substance or drug.

All … Both the legal and illegal: the legal approach is not valid towards prevention. In fact, the most consumed drugs in our society that cause most problems are the snuff and alcohol permitted for use

Any route of administration. It does not specify the route, then be ingested drugs such as alcohol and drugs, either as snuff and smoked marijuana, others can be given by intravenous (injected), and some can also be sucked into the nose etc..

You can alter in any way the central nervous system. The alterations that drugs can cause are varied: Exciting (as do the drugs classified as stimulants); reassure or placate eliminate pain (as do drugs classified as depressants); cause perceptual disturbances of varying intensity (eg hallucinogenic drugs called).

They are likely to create dependency and psychological, physical or both. All drugs can cause psychological dependence and / or physical. According to the type of substance, frequency of use and retention time.

However, drug abuse prevention should take place from the beginning, at a certain age, working on awareness of abuse of other products such as candy and some medicines, snuff and alcohol later on. To achieve the ultimate goal to avoid the potentially psychoactive substance abuse.

In short: drugs are different and therefore different are both the reasons for that are used and their effects, risks or consequences of its consumption.

When you define Drugs?
The simple definition is not enough drug for the purposes of a comprehensive prevention therefore try to understand the ways in which individuals relate to these substances and according to this relationship, which is always determined by the sociocultural context, we can understand what is what makes a substance at certain times is considered “drugs” and others, through ignorance or conformity is excluded from the attention.

In order to draw us to this more comprehensive understanding can be classified from a social perspective on Substances that are in accordance with the WHO definition.

What makes the drug addiction is a harmful addiction is that it turns against oneself and others. At the start of drug addiction apparently obtained some gratification, as a habit. But soon his behavior begins to have negative consequences in your life. Addictive behaviors for addiction to drugs produce pleasure, relief and other compensation in the short term but cause pain, disaster, desolation and a multitude of problems in the medium term.

Types of drug addiction
Drug addiction
Used to describe a pattern of use of drug addiction that leads to serious problems or concerns as to miss work, using drugs in dangerous situations (driving a car), or continued use of drug addiction that interferes with family relationships or with friends. drug addiction as a disorder, refers to the abuse of illegal substances or excessive use of legal substances (like alcohol).

The chemical dependency
It is the continuous use addiction to drugs, even when major problems have developed. These include an increased tolerance or need for increasing amounts of drug addiction to achieve the desired effect, failure to attempt to quit drug addiction, and a weakening of their social activities.

Chemical Dependency
It is used to describe the compulsive use of chemicals (or drug addiction) and the inability to stop using them despite all the problems caused by its use.

Drug addiction is a disease with very dangerous effects if not treated properly. The worst thing is that people with drug addiction generally arrive at the chemical dependency. Read on for concerted what the causes of drug addiction.

What causes addiction to drugs, chemically dependent?
The drug addiction on cultural norms influence acceptable standards of substance use or addiction to drugs, while the laws determine the legal use of them. The question of whether there is a normative pattern of abuse drug addiction is still relatively uncontroversial.

Disorders related to drug addiction are caused by multiple factors including genetic vulnerability, environmental factors, social pressures, individual features of personality and psychiatric problems. However, it has not been determined yet which of these factors are crucial for people with drug addiction but accepted that they are all combined to produce the drug addiction.

Consequences of drug addiction
The negative consequences associated with drug addiction affect many different aspects of a person’s life. These consequences are diverse, but can be divided into two groups.

Health
Drug addiction causes or is involved in the appearance of various diseases, damages and organic and psychological problems. Hepatitis, cirrhosis, depression, psychosis, paranoia are some disorders that drug addiction causes and can become fatal.

Social
When starting the drug addiction, the person is no longer able to maintain stable relationships and can destroy family relationships and amicale. drug addiction can cause the person ceases to participate in the world, abandoning goals and your life revolves around drug addiction destroyed his surroundings. Also affected people surrounding adictoadiccion to drugs, especially those in their immediate environment, including family and friends.

Poor performance at work or in the studio
You get to the level of goals and plans to leave, using drug addiction as the only “solution”.

Economic consequences
Use of drug addiction can be very expensive, leading to the addict to spend all its resources to maintain consumption, even to steal the wealth of their family and friends.

Currently there are treatments capable of overcoming the problem of drug addiction. Continue reading the next section to learn how to overcome drug addiction.
How to overcome drug addiction

There are many rehabilitation centers and many types of treatment for drug addiction. Choosing appropriate and this for yourself or a loved one is extremely important as it will determine the recovery of a normal, healthy life for the person suffering from addiction.