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The problem of disease prevention drug and substance abuse is of national importance. Its solution is provided by a system of nationwide, public, pedagogical, medical events of various levels and directions.

Substance abuse is a disease characterized by a pathological addiction to substances that are not considered as drugs.

Drug addiction and substance abuse develop very quickly, growing out of a short-term habit of using mind-altering substances.

There are three main types of consciousness change:

1) illusion. A person begins to perceive reality in an altered way;

2) hallucination. A person begins to get sensations from something that does not really exist. There are visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory hallucinations;

3) rave. This is an incorrect explanation of really occurring events, while false ideas about the structure of the world arise.

According to the type of impact, mind-altering substances are divided into three main groups:

1) stimulants. These are cocaine and amphetamines, a number of medicines, derivatives of ephedrine, caffeine and nicotine, substances used to reduce appetite;

2) antidepressants. These include sedatives and sleeping pills, all opiates (opiates and opioids) and alcohol;

3) hallucinogens. These are LSD (used in the USA when testing on a "lie detector"), marijuana, "ecstasy", ketamine, some medications with side hallucinogenic effects, hallucinogens are also found in some mushrooms and cacti.

The use of any of these substances leads a person to addiction. One of the main causes of drug use and substance abuse, despite the detrimental consequences, is the development of chemical dependence.

chemical addiction (alcoholism, drug addiction, substance abuse, tobacco smoking) is a primary, chronic, progressive and often fatal disease with hereditary, psychological and social factors influencing its development.

Substances that change consciousness affect the functioning of the systems of the human body, giving it a level of sensations that does not correspond to reality; when a person falls ill (drug addiction), then the use of drugs becomes not just a desire, but a need, because without drugs the necessary level of comfort is not felt.

Social prevention of drug and substance abuse - these are measures aimed at overcoming the social and personal conditions for the emergence and spread of these diseases, further improving the spiritual, material, cultural, everyday aspects of life of citizens.

Pedagogical prevention - this is a purposeful moral and labor education of the younger generations, the purpose of which is the formation of personality. It is especially important to develop the ability for critical introspection and analysis of various situations, the skills of self-regulation of behavior in new stressful situations.

Medical and pedagogical prevention consists in the formation of healthy lifestyle conceptbased on a conscious and responsible attitude to one's health, which is not limited to the fight against diseases.

Anti-drug propaganda in schools and other educational institutions should be carried out regularly and purposefully. Its main objectives are to warn young people about the harmful effects of drugs and to build drug resistance. At the same time, one should take into account the fact that recently drug traffickers have been trying to accustom young people to drugs by smoking ordinary cigarettes stuffed with narcotic substances. Thus, addiction to drugs goes unnoticed to complete drug addiction.

Authors: Ivanyukov M.I., Alekseev V.S.

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