Although drug addiction is a serious concern, a decisive definition of drug hasn't been coined yet. As per medical terminology, addictive drugs are stuffs for which the taker feels an irresistible craving and which are consumed for purposes other than medical.
Addicts find it very difficult to quit their addiction. The level of difficulty varies from one type of drug to another type. Drugs like methadone and heroin are deadliest in terms of the damage they cause and the degree of addiction, they induce the taker into. The less severe ones are marijuana, LSD and anabolic steroid etc. Those substances also cause harm but not to that huge extent.
But damages on the body and the mind are not the only indicator of how harmful is the drug. It's the severity of the addiction, which should also be kept in consideration. For example, people addicted to cannabis, take it almost on a regular basis and such heavy intake could result in damage of lungs. Even six to eight dosages of cannabis aren't that lethal to body, but they begin making the taker addicted and addiction drives him to more intakes.
Addicts find it very difficult to quit their addiction. The level of difficulty varies from one type of drug to another type. Drugs like methadone and heroin are deadliest in terms of the damage they cause and the degree of addiction, they induce the taker into. The less severe ones are marijuana, LSD and anabolic steroid etc. Those substances also cause harm but not to that huge extent.
But damages on the body and the mind are not the only indicator of how harmful is the drug. It's the severity of the addiction, which should also be kept in consideration. For example, people addicted to cannabis, take it almost on a regular basis and such heavy intake could result in damage of lungs. Even six to eight dosages of cannabis aren't that lethal to body, but they begin making the taker addicted and addiction drives him to more intakes.