1. INTRODUCTION TO DRUGS ADDICTION
“DRUG ADDICTION” PHRASE IS MADE BY TWO WORDS :
1. DRUG
2. ADDICTION
WHAT IS MEANT BY DRUG?
A DRUG IS ANY SUBSTANCE THAT WHEN ABSORBED INTO THE BODY OF A LIVING
ORGANISM ALTERS NORMAL BODILY FUNCTION.
MEANING OF ADDICTION
ADDICTION IS A PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL INABILITY TO STOP CONSUMING
A CHEMICAL, DRUGS OR SUBSTENCE EVEN THOUGH IT IS CAUSING
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL HARM.
2. CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF DRUGS ON WHICH
PEOPLE BECOME DEPENDENT. THESE ARE
CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR MAJOR GROUPS:
SEDATIVES AND TRANQUILIZERS, OPIATE
NARCOTICS, STIMULANTS AND HALLUCINOGENS.
3. TYPES OF DRUG EXAMPLE EFFECT
Sedatives and
Tranquillizers
Barbiturates Drowsiness
Opiate Narcotics Opium Suppress brain activity
Stimulants Cocaine Make a person more
wakeful, alert, and
active.
Hallucinogens Ganja Alert thoughts, feelings
and perceptions
4. HOW DOES DRUG ADDICTION BEGIN ?
THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT LEAD PEOPLE TO DRUG ADDICTION
1. CURIOSITY
2. FRIEND’S PRESSURE
3. FRUSTRATION AND DEPRESSION
4. RELIEF FROM PAIN
5. FAMILY HISTORY
6. EXCITEMENT AND ADVENTURE
5. SOCIAL DISEASE-SMOKING, DRINKING
AND USE OF DRUGS
• SMOKING AND DRINKING AND USE OF DRUGS FREQUENTLY OR
REGULARLY ARE SOCIAL DISEASES. THEY ADVERSELY AFFECT TO
HEALTH OF THE ADDICTS AND THE SOCIETY.
• A LARGE NUMBER OF OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN HAVE TAKEN
TO INTOXICANTS. ABOUT 87.6% DRUG ADDICTS ARE BETWEEN THE
AGE OF 14 AND 25 YRS.
6. TOBACCO
TOBACCO IS USED FOR SMOKING, CHEWING AND
SNUFFING. ITS MAIN STIMULATING COMPONENT IS
POISONOUS VOLATILE NICOTINE WHICH CAUSES
ADDICTION. NICOTINE SYNTHESIS OCCURS IN THE
ROOTS OF THE PLANT BUT IT IS STORED IN LEAF.
EFFECT OF NICOTINE
INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE DUE TO SMOKING
CHANCES THE RISK OF HEART DISEASES RELAXES THE
MUSCLES.
7. ALCOHOL
• ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL IS CALLED ALCOHOLISM.
ALCOHOLICS ARE FOUND IN ALL SECTION OF
SOCIETY.
• ALCOHOL IS TAKEN IN LOW CONCENTRATION, AS
THE BEER AND WINE IN RELATIVELY HIGH
CONCENTRATION AS BRANDY, WHISKEY, VODKA
ETC.
• BY THE TIME THEY REALIZE THAT DRINKING IN
ADVERSELY AFFECTING THEM, IT IS TOO LATE TO
GIVE IT UP
WHY PEOPLE TAKE TO DRINKING
FEELING OF INDEPENDENCE
DESIRE TO ESCAPE FROM SUCH REALITIES OF LIFE
AS DISAPPOINTMENTS
AND FAILURES.
8. EFFECT OF DRUGS
• A WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEM,
INCREASING THE RISK OF ILLNESS AND
INFECTION.
• HEART CONDITIONS RANGING FROM
ABNORMAL HEART RATES TO HEART
ATTACKS AND COLLAPSED VEINS AND
BLOOD VESSEL INFECTION FROM
INJECTED DRUGS.
• NAUSEA AND ABDOMINAL PAIN, WHICH
CAN ALSO LEAD TO CHANGES IN
APPETITE AND WEIGHT LOSS.
9. PREVENTION AND CONTROL
• AVOID UNDUE PEER PRESSURE
• EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
• SEEKING HELP FROM PARENTS AND PEERS
• LOOKING FOR DANGER SIGNS
• SEEKING PROFESSIONAL AND MEDICAL HELP
