• Question: @Sinead how quickly can a person be addicted

    Asked by Trin to Sinead, Anne, Florence, Mark, Neil on 16 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by 355drud48.
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      Sinead Balgobin answered on 16 Nov 2015:

      Really good question, Trin. It depends on a few things- not just the drug, but the person and their genetics and body chemistry. Some drugs are really addictive, like heroin or crack cocaine, and are more likely to affect you in such a way that you become dependent on them- it might only take one use. Others are less addictive, but depending on your own body’s chemistry, it could still happen.

      So the quickest someone can become addicted to a drug is after one use (this is why they can be so dangerous).

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