What Are the Long Term Effects of Drug Abuse?

Question by MICRO: What are the long term effects of drug abuse?
Can you ever gain back what was lost? How long does it take for the brain to start to heal?

Best answer:

Answer by butanebird91
Death is common
So is a coma
And as for getting back what was lost, i really don’t know for sure, it depends on which drug and how much is taken. I smoke and I’ll tell you from experience that tobacco causes brain changes just like heroin and coke. Here’s the link and i’m talking about something so simple and legal as a ciggarette, what do you think drugs are gonna do to you man. I don’t know if you’re thinking about doing it but if so, may the Lord be w/ you!!!

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