Substances of abuse, including Alcoholic beverages and illicit drugs and prescription drugs if taken without discretion, can affect your health and nutrition status.
1. Some substances increase or decrease your appetite,
2. Some substances interfere with the absorption of nutrients from the foods you eat.
3. Some substances interfere with your metabolism or how your body uses the nutrients in the foods you eat.
4. Some substances affect how your body excretes urine and feces.
5. Some substances can interact with medications you need to take in order to manage a health problem.
So when we take concentrated substances into our bodies whether they are necessary, unnecessary or illicit substances, there are almost always side affects and/or consequences---and we should always weigh the benefits of taking medication versus what would happen to you if you don’t take the medicine. The cure should not be worse than the disease. Certainly recreational drugs should have no place in a healthy persons lifestyle.