The four stages of drug abuse

The four stages of drug abuse are :
1. Experimental
2. Regular use or misuse
3. Early abuse
4. Dependency

Experimental-
1. Chemicals change the way you feel, it makes you feel good.
2. Part of the high is getting high with friends and feeling grown up.

Regular use or misuse-
1. You have the mistake and belief that everybody does drugs.
2. You look for occasions to get high and intoxicated.
3. You get disappointed if you cant get high.
4. Your use of drugs during the week and at school is increasing.
5. You drop your non using friends.
6. Family, school, and legal problems all start at this point.

Early Abuse-
1. You have a strong preoccupation with the chemicals and the high.
2. Your social use decreases.
3. You are starting to have emotional pain.
4. Mistrust of friends, family, teacher, etc is growing deep.
5. Delinquency and truancy are increasing.
6. There is a strong likelihood of an overdose.
7. The appearance of time when you go strait. (not taking drugs)

Dependency-
1. You need to take the drug just to get rid of the emotional and physical pain caused by the absence of the drug.
2. You cant face the day without the chemicals.
3. Physical deterioration like weight loss or gain, nervousness, and frequent illness are increasing.
4. Suicidal gesture, and paranoia (your belief that they are out to get you) are becoming part of everyday behavior.