In medical terms, a drug is any substance that when taken into a living organism may modify one or more of its functions. Drugs can provide temporary relief from unhealthy symptoms and/or permanently supply the body with a necessary substance the body can no longer make. Some drugs produce unwanted side affects. Some drugs lead to an unhealthy dependency that has both physiological and behavioral roots

The drug personality includes such characteristics as:

Mood swings or withdraws from others

Unreliable. Unable to finish projects

May appear depressed

Dishonesty. Lies to family, friends, employers

May begin stealing from family and friends

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No one wants to be a drug addict or alcoholic, but that doesn’t stop people from getting addicted. The most commonly asked question is simply - how. Click on a drug to the left for further information to help you understand its characteristics and effects.