There are a lot of hazards associated with the abuse of a substance which includes emotional and psychological issues such as depression and anxiety and physical issues such as mental disorder. However, it is important to note that addiction can also affect one’s appearance and this it does for life in most cases. Unfortunately, a lot of drug addicts do not pay attention to their physical appearance because they are so much obsessed with the substance they are abusing.

When the brain has been stimulated to only think about acquiring drugs or other substances to abuse, caring about the physical appearance and hygiene becomes difficult. Keeping the hair clean, washing the body regularly and brushing the teeth will not be a subject of importance when there is an intense need to obtain drugs and alcohol to satisfy an addiction.

When an addict strives to get high, and finally achieves that with the abuse of a substance, there is no pressure to do any other thing because his or her desires have been momentarily satisfied.

There are some notable ways substance abuse disorder affects the personal hygiene of the addict:

• There are simulant drugs such as Ecstasy and meth which can cause an addict to sweat profuse and increases the desire and craving to engage in sex and when this is combined with deprivation of adequate bathing, it can result to cases of extreme body odor
• With a lack of substance to abuse and an addict experiences a significant level of distraction can lead to issues such as excessive sweating, vomiting and other health conditions and this result into neglecting personal hygiene.
• Many times, drug addict intentionally skip bathing or washing of the body because they think it will get in the way of their high feelings and make them enter into a state of withdrawal.
• Also there are cases were drug addicts become homeless as a result of financial troubles due to spending all their resources on acquiring an expensive drug or substance. This makes paying attention to basic personal hygiene even a problem because of the financial struggles they are faced with.

The stronghold of addiction has a damaging effect on any it grasps. It changes the physical appearance even to a situation where application of cosmetics might be futile. It has the ability of causing harm even to the health just within a very short time. It could also destroy relationships, goals, freedom and self-esteem. bilX��Nv