As Mario Vargas Llosa (writer, politician, journalist, 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature) said: “For millions of people drugs today serve, like religions and high culture yesterday, to placate doubts and perplexities about the human condition, life, death and existence. ”
But, even when these ''equivocal benefits'' are frequent, analyzing the consequences of drug abuse is once again an issue to be discussed by our editorial team. According to the World Drug Report 2019, more than 270 million people consumed some type of drug during 2017 and the number of deaths linked to drug abuse exceeded 585 thousand.
The World Drug Report reveals that worldwide, of the 11 million people who injected drugs in 2017, 1.4 million live with HIV and 5.6 million with Hepatitis C. These data allow us to analyze that, the number of people that consume drugs is currently 30% higher than in 2009. The Telesur Multinational Chain published the 10 most impressive data of the report presented, among them -Colombia leads the production of cocaine-. -Mexico is the second producer of opium. -The legalization boosted the consumption of this drug mainly in the United States. -Drug abuse prevention and treatment continue to fail, revealing that of every seven people with serious addiction problems, only one receives treatment.
Brain disorders; family, relational and social problems; cardiovascular problems, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, insomnia and death are some of the consequences of drug abuse. In these cases, the family should be the first to support them during the recovery process. That is why specialists suggest maintaining an atmosphere of family cohesion, of adequate styles of family communication and education in terms of values and attitudes; In addition to a good self-concept.
It is certainly better not to start; the drug will always be around the weakest people ... give yourself a chance.