In the struggle between human beings and diseases, drugs play an important role, but drugs are also a "double-edged sword", the use of reasonable prevention and treatment, but improper use will bring adverse consequences.

Substance abuse is the use of drugs against medical use and social norms.

So.What are some drugs that are commonly abused by people？

Commonly abused drugs areNarcotic drugs (e.g. opioids, cocaine, cannabinoids), psychotropic drugs (e.g. sedative-hypnotics and anxiolytics, central stimulants, hallucinogens), antibiotics, glucocorticosteroids, traditional Chinese medicines, tonic medicines, and so on. These drugs are generally used for the treatment of common diseases, but due to a lack of knowledge about drugs, they often fall into the wrong zone of drug use and are seriously abused.

Addiction to cough drop abuse. Cough drops contain codeine phosphate, an opioid dependence-causing drug. Long-term use of cough syrup produces a feeling of euphoria in the body. If you stop taking cough syrup, you will experience opioid withdrawal syndrome, and these symptoms will disappear when you take cough syrup again, similar to drug abuse. Therefore, CFDA issued a document to strictly manage this type of drug.

take drugsIt can be categorized as central stimulant abuse (e.g., amphetamines, methamphetamine, ecstasy, etc.), and the dangers are well known.

Misuse of antibioticsIt can produce "superbugs" and cause other toxic side effects in the human body. The misuse of antibiotics is very harmful, and we all know that applying antibiotics when there is no bacterial infection is misuse.

The misuse of tonic medicines (such as ginseng and other herbs) is something that people don't easily realize.With the improvement of the living standard, there are more and more kinds of tonic medicines on the market, such as ginseng, western ginseng, deer antler, etc., and more and more people are taking them. But "three poisons", do not know the indications of tonic and rational use of tonic, the abuse of tonic is becoming more and more serious, light counterproductive, serious life-threatening. Do not need to make up for the time to make up, on the contrary, will lead to yin and yang imbalance, resulting in normal visceral dysfunction, affecting health and even cause disease. Indiscriminate supplementation will produce toxic side effects. Chinese medicine on the method of taking tonic is very careful, must not be ignored. [33]

The so-called drug abuse is the use of any kind of drug in violation of medical use and social norms. In fact, when it comes to drug abuse, it is mostly about self-medication, which is not only harmful to one's own health, but also brings negative consequences to the society.

What are the characteristics of drug abuse? The main thing is that the use of drugs is irrational, such as exceeding the prescribed dosage or going against the normal way of using drugs; there is also the use of drugs on one's own initiative, without the guidance of a doctor, and there is a certain degree of dependence, or addiction, that is to say, it is painful not to use a certain kind of drug, which is mentally and physically as well as socially hazardous.

Common types of drug abuse such as antibiotics, also known as anti-inflammatory drugs, some people have a headache, to eat anti-inflammatory drugs, toothache, to eat anti-inflammatory drugs, colds, and even more to eat anti-inflammatory drugs. In fact, some times, it is not necessary to eat anti-inflammatory drugs, really have a bacterial infection, only need, and there is a time limit, not that want to eat how long to eat for how long, the abuse of antibiotics have a lot of hazards, such as the emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacteria, resulting in a number of toxic reactions, and so on; there is also the misuse of narcotics, anesthesia is a controlled drug, unless there is a doctor's prescription can be purchased, but there are some lawless elements to make use of However, there are some unscrupulous people who use certain means to abuse narcotic drugs to satisfy the addictive nature; there are also the abuse of some antipyretic and analgesic drugs, etc. The abuse of tobacco and alcohol also belongs to it. Drugs are not only poisonous, but should also be used reasonably according to need.

This issue's respondent: Liu Na, M.A.

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Drug abuse is the non-medical use of drugs or substances with addictive properties in large quantities and repeatedly, thereby causing the user to become dependent on or addicted to such drugs, and to pursue compulsively and endlessly the specific psychoactive effects of the drugs.

Drugs or substances with dependence properties fall into two broad categories: narcotic drugs, such as heroin, methamphetamine, ketamine, cannabis, opiates, codeine, etc.; and psychotropic substances, such as various hallucinogens and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), central stimulants, barbiturates, benzodiazepines and others. In addition, there are substances such as tobacco, alcohol, volatile organic solvents, etc., which also have dependence properties.

In health-care facilities, the following drugs with addictive properties are commonly used: methadone, morphine, diazepam, tramadol, oxycodone, pethidine, dihydroetorphine, buproprion, eszopiclone, and compounded difenoxil tablets. These medicines are strictly regulated as Class I or Class II psychotropic substances.

Many chronic pain patients take pain relievers such as oxycodone for long periods of time, which may cause addiction and result in drug abuse. Also, some patients with traumatic pain are given pain relievers such as morphine for too long and in too high a dose, which may also lead to addiction. So, for healthcare providers. One must be careful while prescribing drugs with addictive properties to the patients. Similarly, every individual should cherish life and stay away from drugs. If you suffer from a certain disease, you really need to give drugs with addictive properties, you must be under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist to rationalize the use of drugs and avoid drug abuse. In addition, the use of cough medicines: compound licorice tablets and compound codeine phosphate oral solution also needs to be very careful, and try to avoid taking them for a long time, so as not to cause drug abuse.

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Substance abuse is the repeated, heavy use of drugs with dependence properties or dependence potential that is unrelated to a recognized medical need and is used for non-medical purposes.

The most common drug abuse is the treatment of anxiety, depression, insomnia, epilepsy, pain, etc. These drugs are effective in treatment, and it is normal and safe to take them within the range of medication prescribed by the doctor, but these drugs have a certain degree of addictive properties, and if you increase the dosage or increase the frequency of taking them on your own, this is a form of drug abuse, which can cause either hyperactivity or drowsiness as an adverse effect, or even cause damage to the heart or the brain.

Apart from these, like many people who take drugs in pursuit of mental stimulation, this is more of substance abuse.

All of the above are prescription drugs and dangerous drugs, so is taking large quantities of over-the-counter drugs that you can buy at your own discretion at the pharmacy considered substance abuse?

Count on it, like compounded cough drops and cold remedies, which also contain opioids, caffeine, and other narcotic or psychotropic drug ingredients, and long-term use can also lead to dependence.

And the efficacy of the medicine will also produce some harm to the body, so you must follow the doctor's advice or according to the instructions on the dosage of medication, do not adjust the dosage yourself.

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The abuse of Chinese medicine should be unknown drug flavor, violation of drug taboos (such as eighteen anti, nineteen fear, etc., but there are individual clear situation, the need for the opposite of each other, such as Gan Sui Gan Cao Tang, etc.). The use of drugs do not talk about the king, minister and auxiliary, a taste of the same class of drugs in the pile, completely disorganized ...... These are the abuse of traditional Chinese medicine.

Some studies have investigated that a lot of people die every year because of traffic accidents, and most of the 90s are involved in accidents because of motorcycle riding.

In China, there is another thing that causes twice as many deaths as traffic accidents! This thing is [taking the wrong medicine]!

A statistic from the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) shows that about 2.5 million people in China damage their health every year by taking the wrong medication, resulting in 200,000 deaths.

Can you take the wrong medication? Don't be skeptical, you could be taking the wrong medication too!

1. Vitamins are also medicines, taking a large amount of them can harm the liver and kidneys.

Open up Little Red Book and you'll find vitamins and supplements everywhere that you take.

In fact, a person can ensure the daily intake of vitamins required in his daily life through a balanced diet. Taking a wide variety of vitamins, whether the body needs them or not, will increase the excretion burden of the liver and kidneys.

2. Mixing multiple cold and flu remedies, doubling the ingredients, can lead to accidents.

According to statistics, people catch about 200 colds in their lifetime, each lasting about 9 days.

It is because colds are so common that some people do not treat them as illnesses. They buy their own medicine, mix it themselves, and take it all based on "experience" and "feeling".

It is important to realize that many cold remedies contain similar ingredients, all of which contain acetaminophen. If you often mix multiple cold remedies and take them at the same time, it may result in taking too much acetaminophen, which is prone to adverse reactions and can cause serious liver damage.

3. Drugs are too similar in appearance and the consequences of taking too much of the wrong kind of drug can be enormous.

Many patients with chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and chronic gastritis often need to take medications. Because some patients with chronic diseases may have 1 or more diseases at the same time, they need to take even more medications.

Some medications are so similar in appearance that the patient is unable to recognize them when they are removed. If there is a slight interruption, the patient forgets what the medication is for.

Too many types of drugs with similar appearance will lead to middle-aged and old-aged patients with chronic diseases taking the wrong drugs, resulting in their conditions not being well controlled, causing serious complications and even threatening their lives.

Taking medication is not a trivial matter, and you should not jeopardize your health by taking the wrong medication or taking medication inappropriately.

Thanks for the invitation. Substance abuse is also largely articulated upstairs. I will add some personal understanding.

1, Abuse in the treatment process by doctors. Whether it is recognized or not, this phenomenon becomes more serious the further one goes to the grass-roots level. Because of the lack of a single means of examination of the disease and the lack of a clear understanding of treatment, there are often various so-called "combination drugs", and the idea that there is always one that will work leads to misuse, that is, over-treatment.

2, the patient's own abuse. The age of the Internet offers all kinds of convenience and a flood of knowledge. Many patients, according to the introduction of the Internet, combined with their own judgment, would rather believe in the network than the doctor, and prescribe drugs for themselves, and also the abuse of drugs. This leads to aggravation of the condition.

In short, drugs are used to cure diseases, and professional things need to be done by professionals. As long as each of us, whether doctors or patients, face the disease together and can uphold a scientific and rigorous attitude, we can minimize the occurrence of this situation.

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Prolonged, repeated use of the same drug, regardless of the dose size, increase the dosage at will, there are human drugs, abused in livestock and poultry. So now it is easy to cause a lot of insensitive no effect and other problems.

Substance abuse is simply defined as the use of large doses of a drug to achieve a certain non-pharmacological effect without the use of the dose prescribed by the doctor to relieve the symptoms of the disease.