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A moment to reflect

by: Mariane  Asley A. Katigbak

There are times when you feel so alone, you are hoping for someone who would be beside you, when drained of faith or confused on who to believe in. Then, you resort to a wrong decision, to heal your problems by the use of drugs.

 Every now and then, we hear the word "drugs” and what are these drugs really?  Drugs are any chemicals that affect the way our body works.  Alcohol, caffeine, aspirin and nicotine are just some.  Using drugs excessively subsequently results to drug addiction, a complex brain disease.  It is characterized by compulsive and uncontrollable drug craving and drug seeking that persists even in the face of extremely negative consequences.

Some people use drugs without even experiencing negative consequences.  For many others, taking substance can cause problems at work, school, home and even relationships that trigger one to feel isolated, helpless and isolated.  People experiment drugs for many different reasons like because of curiosity, a solution to a problem, relief from stress or depression, influence of friends or peer pressure, result of child abuse or painful childhood experience and early use of unprohibited drugs.  Abuse of drugs can also lead to brain malfunction, nausea, vomiting, respiratory arrest, nervous damage and death.

This situation may vanish with the help of personal advocacy solution.  It is always good to believe that there is still a chance to have a "drug – free world”.  There is always a room for change for personal betterment far from the claws of drugs. 

                Love yourself to the fullest.  Remember our body is the temple of God.