The document discusses drug abuse in Punjab and strategies to promote a drug free society. It defines what a drug is and the difference between drugs and medicines. It explains how drug abuse starts as fun or curiosity but can lead to addiction and permanent changes to the brain. The most commonly abused drugs in Punjab are listed as alcohol, cannabis, opioids, depressants and stimulants. The document outlines roles for individuals, families, educational and social institutions, and the government to prevent drug abuse and support rehabilitation. It describes DAPO, a Punjab government initiative using trained volunteers to create drug prevention committees and work towards the goal of a drug free Punjab through prevention, rehabilitation and community support efforts.

1. Drug Free PUNJAB: Our Vision, our
Dream, will be a Reality

2. What is a Drug?
• Drugs are considered to
be such things as
stimulants, narcotics, and
hallucinogens, and often
are used in the medical
field to treat or cure
disease.

3. Drug and Medicine: Subtle Difference
All medicines are drugs, but reverse is not true

4. Drug as Medicine?
Use of a chemical
substance in prescribed
quantity as suggested by a
physician used to treat an
illness

5. Drug Abuse?
When a drug is used in
amplified amount or in an
illegal manner. It is a habit
forming process started
knowingly or unknowingly
but continued for the sake
of pleasure one draws out
of it. It is actually delusion
of reality and ill defined
pleasure.

6. Drug Addict & Dependence?
When a long use of a drug
permanently alter the function of
brain of the person and taking
drug no longer remains a
voluntary activity. In other words
person who was taking drug
becomes irresistible to the
consumption of the drug. It is a
disease, a compulsive disorder, a
psychological illusion and
weakness.

7. Most Abused Drugs
Major categories include:
- Alcohol
- Cannabis- Bhang, Marijuana, Ganja, Hashish/charas
- Nicotine and Tobacco
- Opiates (Heroin, Smack, Dode, Bhuki, Opium, Codeine,
Hydromorphone, Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Hydrocodone ,
Fentanyl, Methadone, inj. Buprenorphin, Morphine
Pentazocine, Pathedine, Cough Syrups, Capsules, Tablets etc.)
These are known as Smack, Brown Sugar, White Lady, "H",
Hard Stuff, Shit, China White, Dolls, Dollies, M, Big H, Black
Tar, Horse, Joy Powder, Mud.
- Depressants (Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines)
- Stimulants (Amphetamines, Cocaine)
- Psychedelics (LSD, Mescaline, Ecstasy)

8. How it starts
It starts as
• Fun
• Curiosity
• Tradition
• Challenge
• Work stress
• Peer pressure for trial
• Measure of boldness
• Under a conspiracy
• Societal compulsion

9. Then aggravates
It aggravates
• Addict gets isolated
• Feeling of inferiority and
depression creeps in
• Addict make a clique/gang
• Addict takes it as a challenge
to continue
• Identity crisis
• Absence of guidance and
support
• Justification of addiction on
one or other pretext

10. What changes occur in the victim
• Altering/delusion of reality, loss of motor
control
• Anxiety, fatigue, depression, violent behaviour
• Loss of memory, judgment, analytical ability
• Loss of appetite, loss of body weight
• Engaging in criminal activities, accidents
• Permanent altering of brain function
• Risk of infections and diseases like AIDS

12. De-addiction Strategies

13. Roles for Remedies
• Role of person- will to reject, mustering courage,
commitment, cooperation
• Role of Family- cooperation, time, resources,
sympathy,
• Role of Educational institutions- prevention,
awareness, regular health check up, counseling
• Role of Society- Prevention awareness,
acceptance, NGO’s, Sympathy,
• Role of Government- legal provision,
rehabilitation provision, medical facilities

14. DAPO an initiative of Punjab Government
CM Office
Distt . & Tehsil Level Administration
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Trainers
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Prevention
Committees
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15. Characteristics of DAPO
• Its three prong strategy- Prevention, Rehabilitation and
Maintenance drug free society.
• It’s a social campaign where everybody must participate actively
• DAPO will be volunteers, however their work will be suitably
rewarded
• All Govt. employees, elected representatives of Panchayti Raj
institutions will be ex-officio DAPO’s
• DAPO’s need to ensure their locality as drug free locality

17. Meet the Drug Abusers

18. Meet the Drug Abusers

19. Meet the Drug Abusers

20. Meet the Drug Abusers

21. But there is still a ray of hope

23. Finally Thesis

25. Thanks For Your Kind Attention
Dr. Vijay Grover
DAV College of Education, Abohar
Email: grovervijayk@gmail.com