
While drug
use can induce feelings of euphoria and high sensations in someone, the
negative consequences generally outweigh these feelings. Drug abuse negatively
affects all aspects of people's lives and even though they are aware of these
bad effects, their desire to use the drug overpowers their desire for positive
relationships and success in work or school. The abuse of a drug can lead to
the increased risk of addiction developing, notes the MayoClinic.com. As the
body becomes accustomed to the increased use of a specific drug, the body
chemistry may change, resulting in the chemical need for the drug to be
consumed for people to function. When addiction develops, people will
relinquish to the drug, any slight control they still maintained with the drug
abuse. Addiction will cause the main focus of their lives to become where they
will get their next stash of drugs and how they will maintain the high. Drug
abuse will increase the risk of a person becoming infected with a sexually
transmitted disease, or STD. According to the MayoClinic.com, the impaired
judgment that occurs as a result of drug abuse increases the chances that users
will engage in unplanned and unprotected sex. Having unprotected sex with a
variety of partners, especially if those partners also abuses drugs, will put
users at increased risk for getting STDs. The use of needles in some forms of
drug abuse can increase the risk of infection with a STD. Drugs, such as
heroin, can be injected directly into a person's veins in order to induce the
high sooner. The needles used for injection are often shared between users,
causing infections to easily be spread. Be safe, be healthy, be smart, be
strong, and most importantly always make the right choice. 
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