Drug Abuse

                          DRUG ABUSE   # Drug addiction Addiction is a disease that affects  your brain  and behavior. When you’re addicted to drugs, you can’t resist the urge to use them, no matter how much harm the drugs may cause. The earlier you get treatment for  drug addiction , the more likely you are to avoid some of the more dire consequences of the disease. Drug addiction isn’t about just  heroin ,  cocaine , or other  illegal drugs . You can get addicted to  alcohol , nicotine, sleep and anti- anxiety medications , and other legal substances. You can also get addicted to prescription or illegally obtained  narcotic  pain medications, or opioids. This problem is at epidemic levels in the United States. In 2018, opioids played a role in two-thirds of all drug  overdose  deaths. At first, you may choose to take a drug because you like the way it makes you...