Drug Abuse and Society

Drug abuse affects not only the addict but also his family, friends, neighborhood, and society as a whole. It also affects businesses and confirmed by state funds, the well may, by the fact that the United States had to bear the brunt of the economic costs of $ 180.9 billion for drug abuse.

Drug abuse effects on the health of the user, making about the disease and even death. Moreover, needle-borne diseases such as HIV / AIDS and hepatitis are most likelyplaguing the drug users. Widespread devastating effects of these diseases can be expected because nearly 3.5 million people over 18 have confirmed that they had injected illicit drugs in their lives.

People walking, the drug would be for the duration, in order to neglect receive the drugs, and in this process, it's welfare and health of their children. These children are more at risk if illegal drugs such as methamphetamine in their homes and share produced by their parentsbecause of the hazardous chemicals used in the procedure. Inhalation of vapors and gases from these chemicals can cause great danger to their health.

The costs to society from drug abuse is colossal, because the probability of employment in relation to accidents is very high when addicts among the employees of a company. Moreover, such employees have the materials are drug addicts, stealing cash and products to generate money to buy drugs. The cost to society iseven further because of low productivity, absenteeism and higher insurance premiums and medical payments by the employers of such abusers.

The costs to society also escalated as the hidden methamphetamine labs are cleaned up by the authorities and the cost has been estimated that more than $ 18.6 million in one year. There are many other costs to society that can not be quantified.