إدمان المخدرات و سوء استخدام عقاقير الأدوية الطبية

Abstract EN

The study constitutes a research paper touching upon a historical background overview of the problem of drug addiction, that dates back to more than 7000 BC and how it spread all over the world.

Consequently, several substances pertinent to drugs and addiction, such as alcoholic drinks and other intoxicants, hashish, drugs, sedatives, volatile solvents, as well as light addictive stimulants and drug abuse, were touched on.

The paper has also addressed the implications and corollaries of being on drugs, drugabuse, and sedatives use and how they relate to drug addiction.

Besides, the paper has also differentiated between the drug user and the addict and the reasons leading to addiction.

From another perspective, the paper has dealt with the topic the theories explaining the case of drug addiction such as the physiological theory, the theory of drug abuse prevention, theories of adherence to traditions and social bonding, theories of risk and protection factors, and the theory of Implicit Personality.

It has also touched on the effects and general disorders caused by addictive drugs, like ethyl alcohol, and the behavior of the intoxicated addict, and addiction disorder in general.

The workpaper concluded by presenting the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the fight against drugs through a demonstration of the Nibras project, including the project's objectives and strategy in work and prevention, and its role in addressing the problem of drug addiction.