1. Addictions Sara Amaya Natalia Pérez Carolina Terán Melissa Bañol
Ana María Seguro
Estefanía Tobón

2. Introduction
Addiction is defined as a chronic and recurrent disease of the brain that is characterized by search and compulsive drug consumption, despite its harmful consequences. It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the human body by affecting its neuronal functions and causing health problems.

3. Causes
Addictions could be caused for some problems; It also depends on the circumstances in which person is found.
A person becomes an addict when this constantly consumes a drug or another product that turns him/her dependent.
Another causes could be the social pressure, stress, depression, family problems, or the following of a trend.

4. Addict people that died
Some of these famous people died because of their addiction to drugs:
Heath Ledger: His body was found in his apartment in New York on A jar of pills to sleep was found next to his body. The cause of the death was poisoning by an overdose of drugs.
Elvis Presley: He died in 1977 by an overdose of some medicaments that he combined and consumed disproportionaly.

5. Types of drugs
Stimulants: Stimulants act on the central nervous system and are associated with feelings of extreme well-being, increased mental and motor activity. 
Depressants: Depressants are chemicals that slow down the central nervous system and suppress brain activity causing relief from anxiety.
Opiates & Opioids: Opiate and opioid drugs provide pain relief, euphoria, sedation and in increasing doses induce coma.
Hallucinogens: Hallucinogens cause changes in a person's perception of reality.

6. Negative Consequences
Some consequences on the body, by the excesive consumption of substances like drugs and alcohol are:
Hepatic cirrohsis
Cardiovascular diseases
Lung cancer
Insomnia
Migraine
Death

7. Negative consequences
Also, there are some consequences that are not related at all with health condition, but instead are related with the addict´s life:
Family problems
Depression
Anxiety
Suicide
Vandalism

8. Treatments and cure
There are some ways to help addicts to leave drugs or alcohol, for example the rehabilitation; an special care of them; a change of routine; family support, etc.
Despite it could be hard to help and cure these people, if they receive a good treatment and care, they could probably start to recover a good life and improve their health.

9. Thanks for your attention