This document provides information on various drugs including narcotics, morphine, cannabis, nicotine, alcohol, and inhalants. It discusses their medical uses in treating pain and other conditions. However, it also outlines the short-term and long-term health risks of abusing these substances, such as respiratory issues, infections, cognitive impairment, and even death in some cases. The causes of drug addiction are noted to include genetic, psychological, and environmental factors.

1. (An orientation)

3.  “narkoticos” means “numbing” or “Deadening”.
 Narcotics are the oldest as well as the strongest analgesics or pain
relieving drugs, known to humans.
 They are addictive drugs that reduce the user’s perception of pain
and induce euphoria.

4.  Excessive doses affects the brain and that is usually dangerous
and illegal.

5. Nicotine
Cannabis Inhalants
Heroine Alcohol

6. A highly addictive drug , which can be prepare from MORPHINE.
Morphine is a naturally occurring substances , extracted from the seed
pod of certain varieties of poppy plants.

7. Medical Uses :
Commonly known as pain killer medicines.
 Used in acute pain conditions such as severe physical injury,
post surgical pain, heart attack etc..
 Used in chronic painful conditions such as cancer pain of the
end stage.
 Used in severe painful conditions which can not be treated with
conventional pain killers.

8. Abuse/Misuses :
Short term effects
• Depressed respiration.
• Dry mouth.
• Clouded mental functioning.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Suppression of pain.
• Worm flushing of the skin and severe itching.

9. Long Term effects :
• Infectious disease ( HIV, Hepatitis B,C ).
• Collapsed veins,
• Bacterial infections.
• Infection of Heart lining and valves..
• Liver and kidney diseases.

10.  Introduction :
Also called marijuana , is a drug that comes from the
cannabis sativa. Also called pot, weed or hash. It can be smoked,
baked into food and eaten or made into a tea and drunk.
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11. Medical uses:
 Cannabinoid can serve as apetite stimulants.
 May be helpful treating chronic non-cancerous pain.
 It may also used in treatment of vomiting and nausea caused by
chemotherapy.
 May also help in treating symptoms of AIDS patients.
 It is also used to lower intra-ocular eye pressure...

12. Abuses/Misuses
Acute health effects :
• Cannabis impairs cognitive development.
• Cannabis impairs psychomotor performance in a wide variety of tasks.
Chronic Health Effects :
• Prolonged use may greatly effect daily life functions.
• Air way Injury, lung inflammation and impaired pulmonary defense.
• Adverse effect due to abuse of cannabis is anxiety, depression.

13. Introduction :
It is a chemical compound that is present in TOBACCO where it is
synthesized in the roots and accumulates in the leaves.

14. Medical Use :
• It is used in different drug formation , which are used to treat
depression , anxiety and other disorders.
• Nicotine stimulates the brain.
• It is also used as pain killer.
• Nicotine replacement therapy for patients trying to stop
smoking or cutting down the number of cigarettes they smoke.

15. Short term effects :
• Causes high blood pressure, increase heart beat and cough.
• Immediate effect on the oral cavity.
• In severe cases, also leads to ORAL CANCER.
Long term effects :
• It increases the risk of heart diseases.
• It is very harmful and may lead to DEATH.
• It is an extremely toxic poison because only 60mg will kill an adult.

16. Introduction :
It is most harmful among other drugs because it can easily
absorbed in digestive track and affects liver and other part of the body.

17. Medical Uses :
• It stimulates the body and improve the body health conditions.
• In many medicines it is used as component in them.
• It is also used to wash wounds during bandage.

18.  Abuses/Misuses:
Short term risks :
• Alcohol poisoning.
• Accidents and injuries required hospital treatment.
• By Excessive drinking , one lose control of speech and movement.
• Loss of personal possessions.

19. 2 Long term risks :
• Heart disease , stroke, liver diseases , liver cancer and bowel
cancer.
• Alcohol reduces level of serotine and dopamine and acts as a
depressant.
• Alcohol in digestive track also destroys certain vitamins and
causes vitamin deficiencies.

20. Introduction :
Inhalants are a diverse group of substances whose chemical
vapours can be inhaled to produce psychoactive effects.
Examples :
It include common household products such as glues, hair sprays, paints
and lighter fluids which can be used by individuals to get high.

21.  Abuse/Misuses :
Short term effects :
• Drunk , dizzy or dazed appearance.
• Inability to co-ordinate movement.
• Lack of interest and sympathy.
• Impaired judgement.
• Unconsciousness.
• Severe Headache.
• Nausea, vomiting, and hallucination..

22. Long term effects :
• Muscle weakness.
• lack of Co–ordination.
• Depression.
• Serious and sometime irreversible damage to the liver, heart, kidneys, lungs and
brain.
• Hearing loss.
• Bone Marrow damage.
• Memory Impairment, Diminished intelligence .

24. Causes
Genetic Psychological Environmental

25. • It tends to run in families, indicating genetic addiction.
• Genetic causes of drug addiction to involve multiple gene
sequences and science has not yet been able to pinpoint all
the genes involved.
• Some genes, like those involved in receptors of nicotine
contribute to the cause of drug addiction.

26. • A mental illness such as depression.
• Inability to connect with others, loneliness.
• Poor performance at work or school.
• Poor stress coping skills.

27. • Participation in a sport where performance-enhancing drugs
are encouraged.
• A peer group that uses or promotes drug use.
• People of lower socioeconomic status are at greater risk of
drug addiction.
• Gender and ethnicity contribute to addiction of some drugs.