Liver biochemistry

2. DISCLAIMER ON DRUG ABUSE

3. CONCEPT OF DRUG

4. CONCEPT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
The use of illegal
drugs or the use of
prescription or over-
the-counter drugs or
alcohol for purposes
other than those for
which they are
meant to be used, or
in excessive
amounts.

5. Definition 2 of substance abuse

6. LIST OF COMMONLY ABUSED
DRUGS
Marijuana. ...
Prescription Drugs. ...
Benzos. ...
Cocaine. ...

7. LIST OF COMMONLY ABUSED
DRUGS
Stimulants. ...
Hallucinogen Drugs. ...
Heroin. ...
Methamphetamine

8. COMMON REASONS YOUTHS
ABUSE DRUGS 1
TO FIT IN
TO FEEL
GOOD

9. COMMON REASONS YOUTHS
ABUSE DRUGS 2
EXPERIMENTATION
PEER PRESSURE

10. COMMON REASONS YOUTHS
ABUSE DRUGS 3
ADDICTION
PERFORMANCE
ENHANCEMENT

11. The following are five countries
with severe drug problems:

12. IRAN
Addiction rates in Iran are
high compared to other
countries, with a greater
percentage of the
country’s population using
drugs like opium
(including heroin) and
crystal meth. The country
does offer some methods
for addressing the
problems: methadone
clinics, needle-exchange
programs and charities
that work to fight
addiction.
But a combination of high
youth unemployment and
inflation along with cheap
heroin from Afghanistan
makes fighting addiction
there particularly
challenging.3 The
country’s fundamental
Islamic presence fights
addiction with severe
penalties, including
putting some people with
drug crimes to death.
Recent movements are at
work to end capital
punishments for
nonviolent drug
offenders.4

13. RUSSIA
Intravenous drug use has become a
huge problem in Russia – especially
among teenagers and young adults.
Russian officials say there are 1 million
heroin users, although other experts
believe the number is closer to 2
million. The country’s drug use rose
dramatically after the fall of the Soviet
Union in the 1990s.
Government officials do not support
harm reduction strategies, such as
methadone clinics or needle-
exchange programs, favoring a
punitive approach to drug use that
incarcerates drug users. As a result,
Russia has one of the fastest-growing
HIV/AIDS epidemics on the planet.
Rates of these diseases (caused by
sharing dirty needles) rose faster in
Russia than anywhere outside of sub-
Saharan Africa.6

14. USA
The United States is not a big
producer or trafficker of drugs, but it
is among the world’s top users of
illicit substances. Americans are at
the greatest risk of drug-related
deaths and currently have the most
people with prescription painkiller
addictions in the world. Marijuana is
the most commonly used illicit drug
in America with 22.2 million current
users, while 3.8 million people
misuse prescription painkillers. In
addition, more Americans now
report using heroin than in years
past, while cocaine use remains
steady.1

15. UNITED KINGDOM
More than 15 million people in
Great Britain report trying drugs,
and around 3 million take them on
a regular basis. The number of
people using drugs, according to
2014 figures, is up compared to
2008. Most people in Great Britain
do not report a problem with drug
use, but 1 million do report current
problems. Marijuana is the most
commonly used drug, followed by
amphetamines and cocaine.7
England is one of the number one
users of illicit drugs such as cocaine
and heroin in Europe. Social mores
in the United Kingdom make
experimenting with drugs at an
early age more acceptable.
Teenagers and even pre-teens
experiment with highly dangerous
drugs at an early age

16. AFGHANISTAN
The world’s number one producer of opium,
Afghanistan is the center of the opium trade
and now refines some of its opium into
heroin. One news report estimates that 1
million people in the country are addicted to
drugs out of a population of 35 million.
Decades of violence and war may drive some
people to drug use, while officials with the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
point to a huge increase in cheap heroin as
one reason behind the epidemic.
World surveys show 90 percent of all heroin
used in Europe traces back to this tiny
mountainous country. In addition to
trafficking, the country lacks the ability to offer
adequate treatment. People of all ages,
including young children are addicted to
heroin, but the country has a limited number
of treatment centers, around 95 with beds for
around 2,300 people.5

17. YOUTHS ABUSE DRUG MORE THAN ADULTS
This was a study done by the
UNODC

21. EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ON YOUTHS

22. ASPECTS OF THE EFFECT OF
DRUG ABUSE ON THE YOUTHS
DRUG ABUSE
AFFECTS
YOUTHS IN
MANY ASPECTS
OF LIFE:
DETERIORATI
ON OF
PHYSICAL
HEALTH
RETARDATION
OF MENTAL
HEALTH
BIOCHEMICAL
DYSFUNCTION
ACADEMIC
DECELERATION
DELINQUENC
Y
etc

23. DELINQUENCY
ACADEMIC DECELERATION
BIOCHEMICAL DYSFUNCTION
RETARDATION OF MENTAL HEALTH
DETERIORATION OF PHYSICAL HEALTH
DRUG ABUSE AFFECTS YOUTHS IN MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE: