How drug use contributes to chronic disease The Science in our Lives

How drug use contributes to chronic disease, hi I’m Kaitlyn H, and I will be talking about how drug use contributes to chronic disease. First, let's discuss some common diseases that can be caused by drug use. Some common chronic diseases caused by drug use include Liver damage, Mental health problems, Lung diseases, and even cancer. Liver Damang can be caused by alcohol and drug usage when used for a long duration of time. Even Tylenol can have negative effects on your liver if used incorrectly, such as if you take more than the recommended amount your body may not be able to process the acetaminophen out of your body and thus cause your glutathione pathway to be overwhelmed. Some drugs can worsen or cause mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, or even schizophrenia in users, such as marijuana is known to have negative effects on the users' memory and cause can overwhelming paranoia in some users even with the myth surrounding marijuana that it relieves stress. Chronic drug use can also lead to the development of some forms of cancer, tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol use have been linked to the development of many types of cancers, and while weed can be used as a form of relief for many cancer patients it mostly has negative effects when used pre-cancer due to how is can speed up or can even activate the onset of the cancer growth in your cells. Drug use can also cause lung disease smoking tobacco and marijuana for an extended period of time can lead to the rapid deterioration of your lungs, with the onset of many respiratory diseases such as lung cancer or COPD which stands for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Diabetes can also be caused by drug use due to how many drugs decrease the production of insulin in the pancreas and increased cell damage and lowered antioxidant potential of the cells of your body, inducing a drug inducing diabetes.