Drug Addiction :: Social Issues, Drug and Alcohol Abuse

According to Websters New World Medical Dictionary, 3rd Edition, Addiction is a chronic relapsing condition characterized by compulsive medicate-seeking and ill-usage and by long-lasting chemical changes in the brain. Addiction is the same irrespective of whether the drug is alcohol, amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, or nicotine. Every addictive substance induces pleasant states or relieves distress. Continue use of addictive substances induces adaptive changes in the brain that lead to tolerance, physical dependence, uncontrollable starve and, all too often, relapse. Dependence is at such a point that stopping is very difficult and causes severe physical and mental damage from drug withdrawal (WILLIAM C. SHIEL JR., 2008). Over the past two decades, many researchers have identified subgroups of alcohol and drug user based in similarities like drinking style (Kevin M. King, 2009), bearing problems, etiology, outcome, and other clinically significant phenomena mak ing the most predominant the antisocial, primarily neurotic, mixed neurotic and antisocial, and psychotic (Malow, 1989). But the antisocial features have been the most big(p) between all the subtypes especially on drug user. This literature will review these thru the following questions 1.How addiction impact family and social relationships?2.Do alcohol and drug addictions have relationship with crime?3.What is the economic cost related to alcohol and drug addiction? How addiction impact family and social relationships? Drug and alcohol abuse is a large problem for adults in our world today. It is destructive, not just in terms of its effect on the addict but for the suffering it inflicts on the loved ones and family (Sadava, 1987). Though the addict may have no conscious intention of harming his companions and relatives, his self-destructive actions are a source of anguish for anyone with genuine estimation for him/her. One of the most common situations is when the partner tries to hide the addicts behavior from family member, co-workers, employer or general public. This type of behavior is known as Codependence (Malow, 1989). A codependent partner will make up excuses for the addicts work absences or a car accident even will tries to clean up any legal messes resulting from the addicts behavior allowing the addict to continue his destructive path without dealing with its consequences. Consequences that can go from continuous fights to elevated levels of home(prenominal) violence. Most the time related to financial hardships, causes by the addicts need to buy drugs, as well as from his inability to find legitimate employment.