PROBLEM AND PREVENTION OF DRUG ABUSE

3. No nation on earth is untouched by the effects of drug
abuse. The problem has reached such a proportion that
it has become a global threat . From the impoverished
villages where drugs are grown to the modern cities
where they are ultimately sold, drugs follow a complex
route that hits every country in the world; Bangladesh
is no exception. As drug abuse and international drug
trade are ever increasing global threats.

4. Drug is an illegal substance that some people smoke
injected etc. to give them pleasant or exciting takings
such as : Yabba, Heroin, ganja, phensidyl etc.
.

6. There are three types of
drugs available in use in
Bangladesh.
1. Opium
a) Yabba
b) Heroin
c) Phensidyl
d) Tidijesic
e) Pethidine
2. Cannabis
a) Ganja
b) Chorosh
c) Bhang
3. Sleeping pill
a) Tranquilizer
b) Seduxene
(Diazapam)
c) Opium

7. Easy access to drugs
Unemployment Problem
Estranges in love
Family Problems

8. * From own income
* From pocket money
* Loan from friends,
family members
* Collect money by
criminal
activities like hijacking,
extortion etc.
Sources of money of buying
drugs

9. Specific sellers in
the locality
Drug smugglers in
town
Houses near border
area
Drug smugglers in
border crossing
points
From police, BDR
Spots beside
Where from respondents collect
drugs/the nearest drug spots

10. (a) Social Impact
(i) Increased Hijack
(ii) Increased stealing,
robbery
(iii) Increased persona
land family expenditure
(iv) Lost of interest in
education
(b) Impact on body and mind
:
(i) Physical loss
(ii) The victim can not
Impact of drug addictions
Undoubtly it can be said that drug addictions
a great problem to our Dhaka city. Its impact
is very dangerous. Any drug addict cannot lead
his own life normally. In the final stage he
commits to death. The research shown two ways
impact of drug addiction :

11. Drug abuse has become one of the
greatest health and social problems in
Sylhet City having a grave impact on the
society. This is a culture that has been
using intoxicating substances such as
cannabis and heroin for centuries and
has historically accepted the use of
drugs. Therefore, the overuse and abuse
of the highly refined and much more
potent drugs that suddenly swept the
country was a shock to many.
Conclusion