Teenagers are prone to distractions and multi-tasking which can lead to addiction issues. The document discusses several potential causes of addiction for teenagers including electronic gadgets, social media, peer pressure, smoking, and drugs. It provides details on the psychological and physical effects of each type of addiction. Prevention strategies are suggested such as limiting screen time, spending more time with family/outdoors, and raising awareness of the risks.

3. INTRODUCTION
Teenagers
tend to be
practiced
multi -
tasker
Teens seek
to fill every
minute of
the day
Small
margin
between
multi-
tasking and
distractions
Many
activities
can cause
distraction
for
teenagers

4. What is distraction ?
A thing that prevents someone from
concentrating on something .

5. ELECTRONIC
GADGETS
SOCIAL
NETWORKING
PEER
PRESSURE
MEDIA DEVICES
DRUG
ADDICTION
SMOKING
TEEN BRAIN

6. DRUG ADDICTION
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7. Drug addiction information clearly states drug
addiction is an extreme desire to obtain, and use,
increasing amounts of one or more substances.
Drug addiction is a generic term for the addiction
of any drug, including alcohol and cigarettes.
Drug dependence or addiction indicates a
psychological or physical dependence on the
drug to function. Drug dependence requires the
symptoms of withdrawal if the drug is
discontinued, whereas drug addiction does not.

8. Drug addiction refers to the
compulsive and repeated use of
increasing amounts of drugs with
the appearance of withdrawal
symptoms when drug use ceases.
While the specific causes of drug
addiction are not known, genetic,
psychological and environmental
factors are thought to play a
significant role. Rather than a single
cause of drug addiction, it is likely
multiple factors lead to drug
addiction in any given person.

9. Psychological causes of drug addiction include:
A mental illness such as depression
Inability to connect with others, lack of friends
Poor performance at work or school
Poor stress coping skills

10.  Abnormal vital signs like respiration, heart
rate and blood pressure
 Chest or lung pain
 Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain
 Skin can be cool and sweating or hot and
dry
 Diseases such as hepatitis B or C, or HIV
from needle-sharing
 More frequent illnesses
 Frequent hangovers, blackouts

11. WEAPONS TO COMBAT DRUG MENACE
 Responsible parents
 Drug abuse awareness and education
 Mass media
 Treatment program

13. Smoking has become a very common
habit among the teenagers nowadays.
Teens have become a specific target for
tobacco companies and peer pressure.
So the main objective of our
find out
project is to
The main influence
behind teenage smoking.
Long term effects of
becoming a teen smoker.
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14. SMOKING ADDICTION IN TEENS
 Teens seek sensation to smoking because of
their emotional nature.
 Nicotine acts on the same part of the brain that
controls emotions.
 Teenagers often start smoking due to heavy
influence by their colleagues.
 Teens are often misguided by their friends
regarding smoking.

15. CAUSES
PEER PRESSURE
INDEPENDENCE
RELIEVE STRESS
MEDIA
PARENTS

16.  Nicotine gum
 Advertisement on risk of smoking
 Increase price of cigarettes
 Age limits for purchasing cigarettes
 Warning labels
 Awareness campaign

17. Social media addiction

18.  Social networks are massively
addictive.
 Most people interact on social
sites constantly throughout the
day.
 Virtual world seems to be more
fascinating than real world.

19. HOW TEENS GET ADDICTED?
• YouTube is a perfect cocktail of addictive
ingredients.
• Facebook:I wish I knew how to quit you.
• Notification number play the same psychological
trick on you that clipbait headlines do.
• Excessive use of Whatsapp,Hike ,Twitter,
Snapchat,Tinder,Linkden and various such sites
have made the ease of communication and
technology, a CURSE.

20.  It effects the medical health of teens
 Powerful advertising on social sites influence
the buying habits of teens.
 Cyber bullying has also been the cause of
many suicides in teenagers.
 Teens are unaware of the privacy policy on
social media sites they use which increases
the risk of leakage of their personal
information.
 Distraction from studies which can have
adverse effects on their education.

21. ABSTAIN SOCIAL MEDIA
ADDICTION
 Awareness among teenagers about
correct use of networking sites
 Indulge more in physical activities
 Parents should keep an eye on
activities of their children
 Spending quality time with family and
friends

22. ADDICTION DUE TO ELECTRONIC
GADGETS

23.  Video games and computer games have
influenced teens the most.
 Mp3 players –Teens have developed a
habit of listening to music everytime.
 Mobile phones-Access world in single
touch.
 Laptops –Mini version of cinema screen.
 Television – Non-stop drama and full
time entertainment.

24. Effects
 Isolation from society
 Poor lifestyle ,less social life ,lower
health status-physically and
mentally
 Increase in number of accidents
 Hearing problems
 Physical injury and obesity
 Adverse academic impact

25. PREVENTIVE
MEASURES
Indulging in outdoor
activities like sports
Keeping a check on time
duration for using gadgets
Dive into arts or reading
books
Feeling the beauty of

26. •FARM VILLE- MURDER : A SON
KILLED BY MOTHER FOR DISTURBING
IN PLAYING GAMES
•ROOSEVELT’s STORY : A DEATH DUE
TO ACTIVE SMOKING
•NATHAN’s CASE: DEATH DUE TO
PASSIVE SMOKING
•MICHAEL JACKSON’s DEATH:A CASE
OF DRUG ADDICTION

27. CONCLUSIONS
1. Nowadays we cannot live without
electronic gadgets
2. We should take care about excessive
usage of them in this global world
3. Leave the casual attitude
4. Smoking tortures our health
5. Deal with life pressures
6. Develop healthy habits
7. Use social sites for healthy purpose
and limit the use of them

28. MADE BY-
• SRISTI GANGWAR
• CHHAVI SHUKLA
• NIKITA AGARWAL
• SAKSHI SONI
• MUDIT PODDAR
• KSHITIZ KAIN