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Today, June 26, is International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Coincidentally, the day also marks my first work anniversary as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. A thread about drug use & addiction. #ShareFactsOnDrugs #SaveLives 1/n
Myth: Addiction is a voluntary behavior
Fact: Most people start as occasional users. But something happens as time passes. The person goes from being an occasional user to a compulsive user. Over time, continued drug use produces changes in your brain. #ShareFactsOnDrugs 2/n
Fact: Most people start as occasional users. But something happens as time passes. The person goes from being an occasional user to a compulsive user. Over time, continued drug use produces changes in your brain. #ShareFactsOnDrugs 2/n
At times, the changes are toxic and drastic, while at others, the changes are more subtle. BUT almost always, these changes lead to effects causing uncontrollable/compulsive drug use. #ShareFactsOnDrugs #SaveLives 3/n
