Potential Hazards of Drugs for Common Public

|POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF DRUGS FOR COMMON PUBLIC                                                                                                                       |
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|A man who rely   on a drug exposes himself or herself to multiple risks. First, dependence is associated with increased use of the drug so that eventually it has   |
|to be taken many times every day; and since most of these drugs may, at least for a time, substantially impair performance of activities such as working or       |
|attending school, the drug user may soon find himself or herself outside the mainstream of society.                                                                |
|Second, illegal drugs are obtainable only through illegal sources and are therefore expensive. Regular drug users often turn to crime or prostitution to finance   |
|their habits.                                                                                                                                                      |
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|Third, and most important, a person who is dependent on illegal drugs endangers his or her health. Illegal drugs are of variable quality and purity, and           |
|poisonings and overdoses are common and often fatal. Drugs dealers often dilute a drug with a hazardous substance to increase profits. If the drugs are infected   |
|intravenously, the drug user risks bacterial or viral infection of the lungs, heart, brain, kidneys and other organs if he or she uses or shares contaminated     |
|needles and syringes. This puts the drug user at high risk of hepatitis and infection with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS). Even if         |...