Drug Abuse

2. DRUGS
Marijuana, heroin,
cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy,
Ritalin,
methamphetamine,
inhalants, cannabis,
painkillers, alcohol,
amphetamines - every
day these drugs destroy
millions of lives.

3. STATISTICS
19% - students
62% - younger
generation (16-31 years)
19% - over 31

4. Here are some of the reasons young people have
given for taking drugs:
To escape or relax
To relieve boredom
To seem grown up
To rebel
To experiment
•To fit in
•To escape or relax
•To relieve boredom
•To seem grown up
•To rebel
•To experiment

5. Drugs more common at schools, clubs and
similar places. According to the poll, 75% of
people who take the drugs, for the first time
they try them in these places.

6. Statistics says that each year nearly 77,000
people first try drugs. Of these, 35 thousand -
die from overdose. The rest continue to use,
but it doesn’t last long.

7. Drug addict, on average, live no more than 5
years.

8. Drugs and the drug war touch most families.
Millions of people have a loved one behind bars
on drug charges. Many millions more have
struggled themselves or have a loved one who has
dealt with addiction to illegal or legal drugs. By
declaring a "war on drugs" we have declared a war
on ourselves.

9. According to statistics from drug addiction
recover no more than 9%. In 92% of drug addicts
observed hepatitis and HIV disease.

10. Tobacco is the
biggest killer drug
Many young people
are taking up smoking.
Tobacco can cause:
- Lung cancer
- Emphysema (lung
disease)
- Heart disease.

11. Binge drinking is
common among
young people
Drinking increases the
risk of:
- Traffic and other
accidents
- Legal and money
problems
- Fights and violence
- Brain damage

12. Marijuana causes a
range of effects
Things to remember about
smoking marijuana include:
- Driving a car or operating
machinery while stoned can be
dangerous
- You may get respiratory
diseases like bronchitis
- Smoking can cause cancer
- It can cause psychosis and
memory loss
- Smoking while pregnant can
harm the baby.

13. DRUGS AFFECT THE MIND
Normally, when a person remembers something, the
mind is very fast and information comes to him
quickly. But drugs blur memory, causing blank spots.
When a person tries to get information through this
cloudy mess, he can’t do it. Drugs make a person feel
slow or stupid and cause him to have failures in life.
And as he has more failures and life gets harder, he
wants more drugs to help him deal with the problem.

14. ACUTE PHYSICAL EFFECTS
• Increased heart rate and skin temperature;
• Impaired muscle control causing poor coordination, slurred speech,
impaired motor skills;
• Dizziness, vomiting, vision problems;
• Loss of consciousness, respiratory arrest and death.

15. DON’T LET THE DRUGS TO
DESTROY YOUR LIFE