Effects of Drugs

A Term Paper
Presented to the Faculty
Of the English Department
Of Hope Christian High School

By:
Aldrin Aaron M. Agulan
High 4 - Purity
February 27 2013

Table of contents………

Acknowledgement……………………………..….

Introduction …..………………………………..…….1

Definition of terms …………………………….…....2

Effects of Drugs ...……….……………………..….3

Complication of addiction ....……….………………14

Conclusion …………………………………………15

Findings …………………….………………………21

Bibliography………………………………………...23

Appendix……………………………………………24

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank God for his unyielding guidance on my path through this term paper. I would also like to extend my gratitude to all my family members who have supported me through the long hours. This paper would not be possible if not for the endless mentoring of my teacher Dr. Bella Divina
Lastly, I would like to give thanks to my one and only almamater who have been my home since the start of my education and the wealth of knowledge she has given me.

-Aldrin

Introduction

Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive drug abuse. They mistakenly view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as morally weak. One very common belief is that drug abusers should be able to just stop taking drugs if they are only willing to change their behavior. What people often underestimate is the complexity of drug addiction—that it is a disease that impacts the brain and because of that, stopping drug abuse is not simply a matter of willpower. Through scientific advances we now know much more about how exactly drugs work in the brain, and we also know that drug addiction can be successfully treated help people stop abusing drugs and