It is just much harder and must be taken delicately. .
Drug use affects every age group, but for some it is significantly higher in young adults. A 2012 national survey claimed, "the rate of current illicit drug use was 21.3% higher among young adults aged 18 to 25." These troubling numbers should raise some flags and bring change. The youth are the future of the world and if their drug use is significantly higher than adults, there's a big problem. As for gender, there appears to be a mild difference. In 2012, the rate of current illicit drug use among persons aged 12 or older was greater for males, at 11.6%, than for females, at 6.9%. There is also a moderate difference in ethnicity. In 2012, among persons aged 12 or older, illicit drug use was 3.7 percent among Asians, 8.3 percent among Hispanics, 9.2 percent among whites, and 11.3 percent among blacks. Drug use is not a problem for just one group of people. It is a widespread problem among men and women, black or white, gender does not matter. The effects of drugs can be long term or short term, yet both have a big impact on the user's mind and body. Some drugs have a much bigger impact than others, but they all have effects on your body. One of the biggest drug problems is alcohol. Alcohol has severe effects on the body. Some short-term effects of alcohol are breathing difficulties, distorted vision and hearing, and unconsciousness. While the long term effects are nerve damage, liver damage, and cancer of the mouth and throat. There are also harder drugs such as heroin. The long-term effects include loss of memory and intellectual performance, depression, and respiratory illness. All drugs have a large impact on the brain, some more than others, but regardless they all have serious negative consequences. With increased use over a long period of time, it may lead to even harsher effects on the brain and body, especially the liver. .
Some ways people have tried to cure drug addiction and abuse is through social programs.
