The consumption of drugs may affect short-and long term health, including physical and mental health. When using drugs people may start to see changes in behavior, such as mood swings or increased aggression towards others may happen.
Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder is a disease that affects a person's brain, behavior and leads to an inability to control the use of legal or illegal drugs and medicine. People with drug addiction often have one or more gated health issues which could include lung or heart diseases , strokes, cancer, and mental health conditions.