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Drug Addiction and Its Effects on the Family

The family is the basic unit of our society and the foundation of each individual's values. Hence, it is important to protect it from any danger, or the whole society will collapse and cease to progress. Nowadays, the use and trafficking of illicit substances has become one of the biggest risks to a family. Obviously, the effects of drug abuse have been incessantly threatening to undermine the family's foundation and moral values. It is, therefore, necessary for us to be aware of what these effects are. Ultimately, if we know the effects, we'll sure find a way to get free from the addiction bondages.

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Unarguably, the use of illicit drugs will result to the alteration of an individual's attitudes and actions. This may lead to grave marital problems and communication gaps--the common causes of divorce or annulment.

If one of the members of the household has been found to be addicted to drugs, there is also a tendency that he may become psychologically dependent on the other members of the family. For instance, parents usually have the tendency to cover up for their drug dependent son out of fear that he may be jailed, may be sent to drug rehabilitation centers, or may be judged by the society. This could even get worse when parents end up giving money to their son to fund his continuous use of illicit drugs.

Addiction to illicit drugs also has severe harmful effects on the baby of a pregnant woman. Illegal drugs can cause health complications to the baby's weight and immune system.

Furthermore, drug addiction has become the major cause of domestic abuse and violencethat may come in different forms such as physical, verbal, sexual, financial, and spiritual abuse. Studies have also shown that addiction to illegal drugs have caused broken marriages and values deterioration among children.

Learning what could be the drug effects on our family is a good start to set extra precautions and to protect our family members from drug addiction. If a member of the family is already suffering from substance addiction, it would be best to convince him to undergo an addiction treatment to spare him and the rest of the household from drugs' harmful effects.

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