Drug Abuse

Scientists call this the "reward" system. Normally, the limbic system responds to pleasurable experiences by releasing the neurotransmitter dopamine, which creates feelings of pleasure.
             Besides hurting their bodies and their brains many drug abusers damage their children as well. Their brains are clouded and they probably would not want all of this damage to be done to their kids. Alcoholism and drug addiction are taking a toll on the American family. As a result, 8.3 million children in the United States, about 11 percent, live with at least one parent who is in need of treatment for alcohol or drug dependency. One in four children under the age of 18 is living in a home where alcoholism or alcohol abuse is a fact of daily life. Countless others are exposed to illegal drug use in their families .The toll addiction takes on these children can be substantial. Children of addiction are at significantly greater risk for mental illness or emotional problems, such as depression or anxiety; physical health problems; and learning problems, including difficulty with cognitive and verbal skills, conceptual reasoning and abstract thinking. The most important fact is that, children whose parent's abuse alcohol or drugs are almost three times more likely to be verbally, physically or sexually abused; and four times more likely than other children to be neglected. Strong scientific evidence also suggests that addiction tends to run in families. Children of alcoholics are four times more likely than others to develop alcoholism or other drug problems.
             Drugs are like a cancer that must be cut out in the early stages. If the problem grows to much it will ultimately consume a human being's entire life. The question now becomes what people can do to prevent drug use. Keep in mind drugs have been around for almost as many years as people themselves. The answer to this question is not present at this time, but there are various things we can do to try and slow down this problem.