what is drug and what are its types and how it can be cured

1. Drug Abuse And
Addition
Presented by-
Abhishek Amola (121235)
Ashish Barthwal (121247)
Ankit Sharma (121250)
Adarsh Kaushal (121256)

2. What is a Drug?
 A drug is any chemical you take that has biological effects
on your body.
 In pharmacology, a drug is “a chemical substance used in
the treatment, cure or prevention of a disease.”
 Recreational drugs are chemical substances that affect
the central nervous system. These are generally used for
pleasure.

3. Drug Abuse
 Drug Abuse is repetitive and willful use of a drug in which
the user consumes the substance in amounts or with
methods which are harmful to themselves or others.
 the purpose of drug abuse is pleasure, ecstasy and
euphoria.
 Drug misuse is the improper use of medications for purely
therapeutic gains but does not include the improper use
of drugs taken for pleasure.

4. Drug Addiction
 Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a
dependence on a legal or illegal drug or medication.
 It occurs over a span of time and results in the user's
inability to survive and cope without its usage or effects.
 Drug abuse is more of a short term abuse of a particular
drug. The user is able to cope without it. If the usage
persists and the person loses the capacity to survive without
that drug, then they're considered an addict.

5. Types of Drugs
 Stimulants
Stimulants act on the central nervous system and speed you
up. These increase the body's state of arousal by increasing
the activity of the brain. Examples include cocaine, ecstasy
(which is also a hallucinogen), meth, caffeine and nicotine.
 Depressants
Depressants are chemicals that slow down the central
nervous system and suppress brain activity causing relief.
The most common depressants are alcohol and cannabis
(marijuana/hashish).

6.  Opiates
Types of Drugs
Opiate drugs provide pain relief, euphoria, sedation and
in increasing doses induce coma. Examples include heroin,
morphine, opium, methadone and pethidine.
 Hallucinogens
Hallucinogens cause changes in a person's perception of
reality. These include cannabis, LSD, ecstasy and psilocybin
(magic mushrooms).

7. Why Do People take Drugs?
 To fit in
 To escape or relax
 To relieve boredom
 To seem grown up
 To rebel
 To experiment

8. Facts and Figures
 Recent estimates are that, 155 to 250 million people, or
3.5% to 5.7% of the world's population aged 15-64, used
psychoactive substances, such as cannabis,
amphetamines(meth), cocaine, opioids, and non-prescribed
psychoactive prescription medication.
 Globally, cannabis is the most commonly used (129-190
million people), followed by amphetamine(meth) type
stimulants, then cocaine and opioids.
 In 2013, more high school seniors regularly used marijuana
than cigarettes as 22.7% smoked pot in the last month,
compared to 16.3% who smoked cigarettes.

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12. Effects of various drugs
 Most widely used illegal substance in the world
 Easy to produce
 Marijuana, hashish and skunk are produced from Cannabis
 The immediate effects of taking marijuana include rapid
heart beat, disorientation, lack of physical coordination,
often followed by depression or sleepiness. Some users
suffer panic attacks or anxiety.
 a single cannabis joint could cause as much damage to the
lungs as up to five regular cigarettes smoked one after
another

14. Effects of various drugs
Cocaine
 90% of the World Cocaine comes from South America
 Cocaine increases nerves stimulation in the brain
 Puts access strain on heart
 Makes you confident and wide awake
Krokodil (desomorphine)
 Organic solvents such as gasoline, paint thinner, or lighter fluid,
iodine, hydrochloric acid, and red phosphorus (from matches) are
used in homemade synthesis.
 Those who inject these caustic agents into their veins can
develop extreme skin ulcerations and infections

17. Prevention
 Don’t Be Afraid to Say No
 Connect With Your Friends and Avoid Negative Peer Pressure
 Make Connections With Your Parents or Other Adults
 Enjoy Life and Do What You Love - Don’t Add Alcohol and
Drugs
 Follow the Family Rules About Alcohol and Drugs
 Get Educated About Alcohol and Drugs
 Be a Role Model and Set a Positive Example
 Speak Out/Speak Up/Take Control
 Get Help

18. Treatment of Drug Addiction
 Addiction is a treatable disease. Research in the science of
addiction and the treatment has led to the development of
evidence-based interventions that help people stop abusing
drugs and resume productive lives.
 Research shows that combining treatment medications (where
available) with behavioral therapy is the best way to ensure
success for most patients.
 When patients first stop using drugs, they can experience a
variety of physical and emotional symptoms, including
depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders, as well as
restlessness or sleeplessness. Medications are designed to
reduce these symptoms.

19. Treatment of Drug Addiction
 Behavioral treatments help engage people in substance
use disorder treatment, modifying their attitudes and
behaviors related to drug use and increasing their life
skills to handle stressful circumstances and environmental
cues that may trigger intense craving for drugs and
prompt another cycle of compulsive use.
 Behavioral therapies can also enhance the effectiveness of
medications and help people remain in treatment longer.

20. Punjab, the drug capital of the country?
 75 percent of Punjab’s youth is hooked to drug abuse, a
figure the state government itself submitted to the
Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2009.
 One out of every three college students in the state is on
drugs.
 In Doaba, Majha and Malwa — regions particularly affected
— almost every third family has at least one addict.
 Every kind of drug is readily available here. From smack,
heroin and synthetic drugs to over-the-counter drugs like
Buprenorphine, Parvon Spas, Codex syrup and spurious
Coaxil and Phenarimine injections.

21. Punjab, the drug capital of the country?
 This is a state where 30 percent of all jail inmates have
been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act
 DGP has kicked up a political storm by saying it is
impossible for him to control the flow of drugs into his
prisons.
 In Tarn Taran region of Punjab, 65-year-old Gian Singh lost
his son and daughter-in-law four years back. 27-year-old
Baljinder was a drug addict and got AIDS after using
infected needles.

22. Punjab, the drug capital of the country?
 Then his wife got infected from him. They left behind a 7-
year-old daughter.
 Gian Singh's other two sons are also addicts. He himself is
the only bread winner in the family. "I cry very often. I am
very sad. I feel like dying," laments Gian Singh.
 Drugs have claimed over 20 lives in this region in the last
six months. As heroin, opium and charas are very
expensive, youngsters are switching to medicinal drugs,
which are easily available at a chemist shop in Tarn Taran.