Abstract
Addiction is a disease that alters the behaving and thinking of the brain of a person. When a person starts using drugs, it starts getting addicted to them and gradually it can’t help but act on the impulse to use them regardless of the damage caused to the body of addicted person. Drug isn’t about just illegal drugs. A person can get addicted to alcohol, painkillers, nicotine and other legal substances. Drug addiction is a deathly disease found in almost every year of age. The disease is mostly carried by people who are mentally frustrated, physically or mentally abused, facing financial problem or family problems and is desperate to get some sort of relief that comes with the high of drugs even if it proves to be grim for their health in the long run. Addiction starts with the continuous use of dosage of any drug, until the point that an individual starts feeling anxious without the availability of them. Slowly and painfully, these drugs starts making a person totally relied on them and it is basically impossible for the individual to survive without them. There can be many reasons as to why an individual decides to go on this path of addiction. Economic problems, state of utter sadness in case of the death of a loved one or a closed one, societal stress, isolation, aggression, bad or wrong company, in state of depression and anxiety are the most likely situations in which a person starts taking drugs. Along with many other factors, families often play a vital role in pushing an individual towards seeking comfort and relief from the drugs. Developing countries like Pakistan and many others are facing the problem as there are not many effective and active rehabilitation centers. In this research article, the role of families contributing in an individual’s drug addiction is elaborated. This research article is done with the help of many researches, as well as some interviews were conducted regarding certain factors and the answers were given according to the observation and views of responders. The conclusion is drawn with the help of articles and personal opinions and observations regarding how a person leans toward substance or drug usage because of certain family issues and problems.
Highlights
Addiction is defined as a chronic, the physical disorder of a human being, deteriorating disorder characterized by uncontrollable use of drugs, relentless use despite the detrimental repercussions, and deep rooting damages in the human body and that leaves a harmful and long lasting effect on the human body. (Miller, 2002) Drug addiction mostly starts with the experimental and amusing use of a drug in social gatherings, and, for some people, the drug usage gets persistent
The other participants had similar reasons. One claimed that she had to become an early provider for the family too and she started taking drugs as stress relievers.When a question ‘what do you think, does families financial status contributes as one of the reason a person gets involved in drug addiction or not?’ was asked to an individual, they responded:According to the views of responder, “when a person’s family status is financially weak, the person is under a lot of pressure
Families can be sometimes very harsh and dilapidated in their actions, and unknowingly and unintentionally, they push the individual towards the pernicious pavement of drug addiction that proves to be threat to their physical health, it affects the mental health and cancerous diseases
Summary
Addiction is defined as a chronic, the physical disorder of a human being, deteriorating disorder characterized by uncontrollable use of drugs, relentless use despite the detrimental repercussions, and deep rooting damages in the human body and that leaves a harmful and long lasting effect on the human body. (Miller, 2002) Drug addiction mostly starts with the experimental and amusing use of a drug in social gatherings, and, for some people, the drug usage gets persistent. Stress is the common factor of drug addictions nowadays In this factors the measure role of family because of isolation of their child not doing attention of their child if family don’t understand their children problems and they become alone and isolated and they started drug like smoking, sheesha, alcohol and etc. Money issues — sudden requests for money without a reasonable explanation; or your discovery that money is missing or has been stolen or that items have disappeared from your home, indicating maybe they're being sold to support drug use Those experiencing alcoholism usually decline to seek medical help, because their substance use is troublesome. An action should be arranged cautiously and can be performed by family and friends or a professional like a certified drug counselor or an intervention professional in consulting with the specialist or professional This includes parents, friends and often employers, pastors or other people who care about the addicted individual. Children of addictive parents are more likely at a risk of drug addiction
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