AWERNESS REGADING DRUGS

2. PREPARED BY KARAMAT ALI

3. What is a drug ?
DRUG is a substance which causes
physiological changes in the body
when it is introduced in the body
through smoking, injection, medicines
etc

4.  DRUGS ABUSE AND ADDICTION
 Dug addiction is a disease that is caused
to brain as the abusement of drugs leads
to various changes in the structure and
functioning of brain

5.  HOW DRUG ADDICTION BEGIN?
 Relief from pain: A prolonged use of pain relieving drugs
with physician’s advise at times leads to addiction
 Desire for more work: students sometimes take drugs to
keep awake the whole night to prepare for examination. It
is not desirable as it may cause mental breakdown
 Family History: children may take to drugs by seeing
their elders in the family.
 Frustration and depression: some people taking drugs
to get relief fro frustration and depression
Excitement and adventure: the young take to drugs to
satisfy their instinct for excitement and adventure.

6.  Signs of drug use and addiction
 Spend a lot of time alone
 Lose interest in their favorite things
 Be nervous
 Sleep at strange hours
 Have problems at work
 Eat a lot more or a lot less than usual

9.  EFFECTS OF DRUGS ABUSE &
ADDICTION
 Health problems
 Injuries
 Effect on brain
 Drug use hurts families
 Loss of goal

10.  MEASURES TO AVOID ADDICTION
 Physical and mental assessment
 Participating in counseling classes
 Being a member of after program
 Participating in group or individual therapies
 Awareness regarding drugs
 Inhibit business of drugs
 Strict rule