Drug abuse most often refers to the use of drugs with such
frequency that it causes physical or mental harm to the user and impairs
social functioning, according to the definition stated in "Software
Toolworks Encyclopedia". This term also refers to the use of a drug
prohibited by the law, regardless of whether it was actually harmful or not.
Although the term seems to imply that users abuse the drug they take, in
fact, it is themselves or others they abuse by using it. Therefore, the
preferred term ought to be "self abuse". Since there are lots of
individuals who associate the term drug abuse with what the law principles
are, and what potential punishment will be applied for not complying with
principles of such law those individuals should be able to recognize
differences in the meaning of a common term. In order to ease such
recognition let's make a shift in terms and distinguish between them.
A person voluntarily commits to use any prohibited by law drug.
Despite the consequences of such action, the person continues using it.
Eventually, some type of physical or mental harm occurs within that
person's body, thus, the occurrence of changes in health is the result of
one's free choice. Any of the above stages can be easily applied into
mother-child scenario.
If a mother becomes, at some point, totally drug addicted, she can
no longer control her actions, psychological stage of mind, etc. She can
no longer be in a position of making the right choices and decisions, and
of course, she will not be in a position to recognize and face the reality.
The only choice such mother could make would be dictated by her addicted
mind, and most likely would have nothing to do with reality. In the mean
time, her child will have to face a tremendous emotional difficulties, as
well as ...