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How can drugs affect the nervous system?

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Drug abuse greatly affects one of the most vital systems in your body: the nervous system.

In the short term, drug abuse can cause the nervous system to speed up or slow down the transmission of vital messages between your brain and the rest of your body.

Long-term drug abuse can impede proper functioning of the nervous system. It can impact neuron transmission, cause nerve and tissue damage, contribute to brain damage, and reduce the functioning of vital organs

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