1. Drugs
A Boon Or A Curse

2. Introduction – Drug-A Boon Or A Curse
Utilization of Drugs
Drugs as Medicines
Drug Addiction
Affects of Drug on Brain & Human Body
Bad Effects of Drugs
Getting Help for Drug Abuse & Drug
Addiction
Suggestion
Conclusion

3. DRUG – A BOON
Drugs are a boon to the mankind as it can cure many
diseases in the form of medicines:-
Pharmacoepidemiology is the study of the use and
effects/side-effects of drugs in large numbers of people
with the purpose of supporting the rational and cost-
effective use of drugs in the population thereby improving
health outcomes.
Pharmacoepidemiology may be drug-oriented,
emphasizing the safety and effectiveness of individual
drugs or groups of drugs, or utilization-oriented aiming to
improve the quality of drug therapy through educational
intervention.
Drug utilization figures should ideally be presented as
numbers of DDDs per 1000 inhabitants per day.

4. DRUG – A CURSE
People experiment with drugs for many different reasons.
Many first try drugs out of curiosity, to have a good time,
because friends are doing it, or in an effort to improve
athletic performance or ease another problem, such as
stress, anxiety, or depression.
Use doesn’t automatically lead to abuse, and there is no
specific level at which drug use moves from casual to
problematic. It depends on individuals.
Drug abuse and addiction is less about the amount of
substance consumed or the frequency, and more to do
with the consequences of drug use. No matter how often
or how little you’re consuming, if your drug use is causing
problems in your life—at work, school, home, or in your
relationships—you likely have a drug abuse or addiction
problem.

5. UTILIZATION OF DRUGS
 It can be used to estimate the numbers of patients exposed to specified
drugs within a given time period. Such estimates may either refer to all drug
users, regardless of when they started to use the drug (prevalence), or focus
on patients who started to use the drug within the selected period (incidence).
 Researchers can estimate (e.g. on the basis of epidemiological data on a
disease) to what extent drugs are properly used, overused or underused.
 It can determine the pattern or profile of drug use and the extent to which
alternative drugs are being used to treat particular conditions.
 It can be used to compare the observed patterns of drug use for the
treatment of a certain disease with current recommendations or guidelines.
Sex hormones in certain dosage forms or strengths are used only in the
treatment of cancer and are thus classified under L02 - Endocrine therapy. The
other dosage forms and strengths are classified under G03 - Sex hormones
and modulators of the genital system.
 Bromocriptine is available in different strengths. The low-dose tablets are
used as prolactin inhibitors and are classified in G02 - Other gynaecologicals.
Bromocriptine tablets in higher strengths are used to treat Parkinson disease
and are classified in N04 - Anti-Parkinson drugs.

6. Drugs
Structure Code
Drugs in
Disease or
Problem
Group &
Level of Drugs
A Alimentary tract
& metabolisn
First level, main
anatomical
group
A10 Diabetes Second level,
main therapeutic
group
A10B Oral Blood –
Glucose
Lowering Drugs
Third level,
therapeutic/phar
macological
subgroup
A10B B Sulphonamides Third level,
therapeutic/phar
macological
subgroup
A10B B01 Glibenclamide Fifth level,
subgroup for
chemical
substance
Structures Compound Medicines
A07E A01 Intestinal anti-
inflammatory
agents
Enemas and
rectal foams
C05A A04 Antihaemorrhoid
als
Topical use
rectal
suppositories
D07A A03 Dermatological
preparations
Creams,
ointments,
lotions
H02A B06 Corticosteroids
for systemic use
Tablets,
injections
R01A D02 Nasal
decongestants
Nasal spray,
drops
S01BA04 Ophthalmologic
als
Eye Drops
S02BA03 Otologicals Ear Drops
Classification of
Glibenclamide
Different Formulation For ATC
Codes & their uses

7. DRUG ADDICTION
Smoking
Before & After
Use of Drugs Drugs & Crime
Inhalation
Of Drugs
Injecting Drugs
Through Syringe
Use of
Cocaine

10. Issues around the use of drugs in pregnancy
Heavy drug use can damage the health of a pregnant woman, cause
complications during pregnancy and possibly damage the fetus. Drugs can affect
an unborn baby through the mother's bloodstream. It is relatively rare that this
actually causes malformations. Heavy use of certain drugs during pregnancy,
particularly alcohol, tobacco, heroin and other opiates and it can lead to premature
birth, low birth weight and increased risk of losing the baby around the time of
birth.
Babies born to mothers who are dependent on the drugs mentioned above
(other than tobacco) may experience withdrawal symptoms but this can usually
easily be treated medically.
Moderate drug use during pregnancy does not often result in these problems.
Whilst it is usually safe for a pregnant woman to stop using drugs during
pregnancy this is not always the case for heroin, other opiate drugs. Suddenly
stopping use of these drugs during pregnancy can be dangerous to the fetus and
medical opinion is sometimes that it is safer for the mother to continue using till the
baby is born.

11. BAD EFFECTS OF DRUGS
 You’re neglecting your responsibilities at school, work, or
home (e.g. flunking classes, skipping work, neglecting your
children) because of your drug use.
 You’re using drugs under dangerous conditions or taking
risks while high, such as driving while on drugs, using dirty
needles, or having unprotected sex.
 Your drug use is getting you into legal trouble, such as
arrests for disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, or
stealing to support a drug habit.
 Your drug use is causing problems in your
relationships, such as fights with your partner or family
members, an unhappy boss, or the loss of old friends.
 You’ve built up a drug tolerance. You need to use more of
the drug to experience the same effects you used to attain
with smaller amounts.
 You’ve abandoned activities you used to enjoy, such as
hobbies, sports, and socializing, because of your drug use.

12. BAD EFFECTS OF DRUGS
 You take drugs to avoid or relieve withdrawal symptoms. If you
go too long without drugs, you experience symptoms such as
nausea, restlessness, insomnia, depression, sweating, shaking, and
anxiety.
 You’ve lost control over your drug use. You often do drugs or use
more than you planned, even though you told yourself you wouldn’t.
You may want to stop using, but you feel powerless.
 Your life revolves around drug use. You spend a lot of time using
and thinking about drugs, figuring out how to get them, and
recovering from the drug’s effects.
 You continue to use drugs, despite knowing it’s hurting you. It’s
causing major problems in your life—blackouts, infections, mood
swings, depression, paranoia—but you use anyway.
 Damages such as anxiety, melancholy, psychotic outbreaks, as well
as induce suicide tendencies.
 It harms the fetus, if taken during pregnancy.

13. GETTING HELP FOR DRUG ABUSE AND
DRUG ADDICTION
 Visit a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in your area. See
below.
 Call 1-800-662-HELP in the U.S. to reach a free referral
helpline from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration.
 Recognizing that you have a problem is the first step on
the road to recovery, one that takes tremendous
courage and strength. Facing your addiction without
minimizing the problem or making excuses can feel
frightening and overwhelming, but recovery is within
reach.
 If you’re ready to make a change and willing to seek
help, you can overcome your addiction and build a
satisfying, drug-free life for yourself.

15.  So, drugs has both of its good effects which are ‘boons’ to the
mankind as well as bad effects which are ‘curse’ to the
mankind.
 Drugs are very useful to us in the form of medicine of different
diseases. The drugs should be taken as health medicines in
Defined Daily Dose (DDD) as per prescribed by the doctor or
a specialist.
 Problems arise, however, when the utilization of whole drug
groups is considered.
 “Drugification” has become a natural social phenomenon
among the youth world-wide. There is the urgent need to
combat once and for all this social curse hat leads to self-
destruction and death.
 Drugs are one of the deadliest plagues that intoxicate society.
Different drug-narcotic use indexes are showing an
exponential increase. And as a result, these increases have
national governments worried, for it is a grave social health
problem.

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THANK YOU
Prepared By:-
Smriti Kiran
& Shreemanti De