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The consequences of drug use during pregnancy
When we talk about drugs or drug addiction, we never stop to thing if this addiction can depend from a gender to another. This is a big mistake, especially for the beautiful sex.
Unlike men, women are more likely to get addicted to drugs. Of course not all drugs, but most of the any way, like crack or cocaine. so what one woman may not realize is that she could have already been
an addict before she can even consider to ask for help.
Studies on this subject have found that almost all women who use drugs come from broken homes, were sexually abused, abandoned by their parents and all other things that made their live uneasy one way or another. It is also known that most of the woman drug consumers have health or mental problems, even diseases transmitted sexually.
Another thing shown by studies is that a drug addict is more at risk of being infected with HIV. This happens because most drugs are injected in the vein with dirty or used needles, carriers of many diseases. And the problem gets even more complicated than this. A pregnant woman is not only endangering herself, but also her baby.
If a woman is pregnant and starts using drugs, her baby faces even more problems than the mother. Her unborn child can be infected with HIV as well, have aids, can have a smaller head than normally, may have low weight at birth, behavior problems or even die at birth. And these are only some of the medical problems the inocent child faces. Other problems could result from neglect, malnutrition even pyshical abuse from the drug addicted mother. A good side to the story is that these terrible things can find an end with the help of treatment.
For a better understanding of the serious situation that the pregnant woman is exposing herself and her baby, I will show you a list. So here are the things that can happen. First to the mother: she can be undernourished, can have an un normally high blood pressure and her hart beats to be very fast. Her weight may also be an issue, the fact that she can also loose her self esteem and suffer from depression.The diseases transmitted sexually could be a serious problem, as well as HIV or aids, and furthermore she could suffer complications at birth, even deliver earlier than expected.
Do not thing for one second that only the mother is the most exposed one when drugs are involved. Her baby is also a victim, unfortunately. He/she could suffer from Hiv or aids, if the mother has that, be born before time, which meansthat the baby is not well developed yet. It could have lerning disabilities, all kinds of infections, problems with the brain, poor motor skills or even die just after being born.
What is even more frightening than this list, is the fact that the number of women who suffer from drug addictions is very high and growing every day. Reasons for this sad story are various. Many of the pregnant drug addicts are afraid thatif they seek help, the state will take their baby. Some believe that they will be punished by the law, and even more are afraid of their life partners.
As scary as these situations are, they are very real indeed. The blaim is not entirely theirs. Their family or friends should guide them to seek treatment, to have a better live and live helthy. What most of us, do not understand the factthat being a drug addict is no longer a choice for many of the women. It is very hard for a drug addict to control his life or to make choices that are best for him/her. This is why they should be helped in order to get better.
Treatment for drug addicts is always available, sometimes even near their homes. To get the best results in treatment is for that person to know what kind of treatments she needs and the means to get it.
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