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FAQs

What if I just try a drug to see what it feels like?
Nobody tries or uses a drug believing that he or she will become hooked. Ask any person who cannot quit smoking cigarettes how it happened. All psychotic drugs have a strong potential for creating dependence. Also, a first time use can sometimes be a frightening or unpleasant experience which can also last for quite a while.

How do you get addicted to a drug?
Dependence is a new word for addicts. This word is more specific about the kind of addiction a drug causes which makes the person depend on the drug to make them feel better. People who are psychologically dependent become aware of it when they cannot get the drug they are used to. They feel rotten. All they can think about is getting more of the drug.

People who get ‘Hooked’ on some drugs like heroin, have a physical dependence in addiction to their psychological dependence. Their minds want the drug and their bodies are so used to it that they must have constant doses in order to function. If they cannot get the drug, various physical problems called ‘withdrawal symptoms’ develop. Tolerance develops when a user’s body gets used to certain drugs. Then the person must take larger doses to get the same effect each time.

Can drugs mess up my mind?
A mind can be ‘Messed up’ for a short or long period of time. A “High’ that comes from the use of drugs may last for a number of hours. If you have trouble making judgments while ’High’ on a drug, then for those hours you have ‘Messed up your mind’. Being ‘High’ all the time can also interfere with learning many of the necessary skills for living.

Why do some people take both ‘Ups’ and ‘Downs’?
Most people who get addicted on ‘Ups’ and ‘downs’ are convinced that they need drugs to maintain their lives. The athlete who has ‘Got to have’ an amphetamine before a game is not too different from the business man who has ‘Got to have’ a tranquilizer during a hectic day. Some users get themselves on a tread mill. They take an amphetamine in the morning and during the day to pep themselves up. Then at bed time they are too wound up to sleep so they take a barbiturate or tranquilizer. The next day the ‘Down’ has left them groggy, so they feel the need for another ‘Up’ and so on.

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