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- 1. Drug Abuse And Addition Presented by- Abhishek Amola (121235) Ashish Barthwal (121247) Ankit Sharma (121250) Adarsh Kaushal (121256)
- 2. What is aDrug? A drug is any chemical you take that has biological effects on your body. In pharmacology, a drug is “a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure or prevention of a disease.” Recreational drugs are chemical substances that affect the central nervous system. These are generally used for pleasure.
- 3. Drug Abuse Drug Abuse is repetitive and willful use of a drug in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others. the purpose of drug abuse is pleasure, ecstasy and euphoria. Drug misuse is the improper use of medications for purely therapeutic gains but does not include the improper use of drugs taken for pleasure.
- 4. Drug Addiction Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a dependence on a legal or illegal drug or medication. It occurs over a span of time and results in the user's inability to survive and cope without its usage or effects. Drug abuse is more of a short term abuse of a particular drug. The user is able to cope without it. If the usage persists and the person loses the capacity to survive without that drug, then they're considered an addict.
- 5. Types of Drugs Stimulants Stimulants act on the central nervous system and speed you up. These increase the body's state of arousal by increasing the activity of the brain. Examples include cocaine, ecstasy (which is also a hallucinogen), meth, caffeine and nicotine. Depressants Depressants are chemicals that slow down the central nervous system and suppress brain activity causing relief. The most common depressants are alcohol and cannabis (marijuana/hashish).
- 6. Opiates Typesof Drugs Opiate drugs provide pain relief, euphoria, sedation and in increasing doses induce coma. Examples include heroin, morphine, opium, methadone and pethidine. Hallucinogens Hallucinogens cause changes in a person's perception of reality. These include cannabis, LSD, ecstasy and psilocybin (magic mushrooms).
- 7. Why Do Peopletake Drugs? To fit in To escape or relax To relieve boredom To seem grown up To rebel To experiment
- 8. Facts and Figures Recent estimates are that, 155 to 250 million people, or 3.5% to 5.7% of the world's population aged 15-64, used psychoactive substances, such as cannabis, amphetamines(meth), cocaine, opioids, and non-prescribed psychoactive prescription medication. Globally, cannabis is the most commonly used (129-190 million people), followed by amphetamine(meth) type stimulants, then cocaine and opioids. In 2013, more high school seniors regularly used marijuana than cigarettes as 22.7% smoked pot in the last month, compared to 16.3% who smoked cigarettes.
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- 12. Effects of variousdrugs Most widely used illegal substance in the world Easy to produce Marijuana, hashish and skunk are produced from Cannabis The immediate effects of taking marijuana include rapid heart beat, disorientation, lack of physical coordination, often followed by depression or sleepiness. Some users suffer panic attacks or anxiety. a single cannabis joint could cause as much damage to the lungs as up to five regular cigarettes smoked one after another
- 14. Effects of variousdrugs Cocaine 90% of the World Cocaine comes from South America Cocaine increases nerves stimulation in the brain Puts access strain on heart Makes you confident and wide awake Krokodil (desomorphine) Organic solvents such as gasoline, paint thinner, or lighter fluid, iodine, hydrochloric acid, and red phosphorus (from matches) are used in homemade synthesis. Those who inject these caustic agents into their veins can develop extreme skin ulcerations and infections
- 17. Prevention Don’tBe Afraid to Say No Connect With Your Friends and Avoid Negative Peer Pressure Make Connections With Your Parents or Other Adults Enjoy Life and Do What You Love - Don’t Add Alcohol and Drugs Follow the Family Rules About Alcohol and Drugs Get Educated About Alcohol and Drugs Be a Role Model and Set a Positive Example Speak Out/Speak Up/Take Control Get Help
- 18. Treatment of DrugAddiction Addiction is a treatable disease. Research in the science of addiction and the treatment has led to the development of evidence-based interventions that help people stop abusing drugs and resume productive lives. Research shows that combining treatment medications (where available) with behavioral therapy is the best way to ensure success for most patients. When patients first stop using drugs, they can experience a variety of physical and emotional symptoms, including depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders, as well as restlessness or sleeplessness. Medications are designed to reduce these symptoms.
- 19. Treatment of DrugAddiction Behavioral treatments help engage people in substance use disorder treatment, modifying their attitudes and behaviors related to drug use and increasing their life skills to handle stressful circumstances and environmental cues that may trigger intense craving for drugs and prompt another cycle of compulsive use. Behavioral therapies can also enhance the effectiveness of medications and help people remain in treatment longer.
- 20. Punjab, the drugcapital of the country? 75 percent of Punjab’s youth is hooked to drug abuse, a figure the state government itself submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2009. One out of every three college students in the state is on drugs. In Doaba, Majha and Malwa — regions particularly affected — almost every third family has at least one addict. Every kind of drug is readily available here. From smack, heroin and synthetic drugs to over-the-counter drugs like Buprenorphine, Parvon Spas, Codex syrup and spurious Coaxil and Phenarimine injections.
- 21. Punjab, the drugcapital of the country? This is a state where 30 percent of all jail inmates have been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act DGP has kicked up a political storm by saying it is impossible for him to control the flow of drugs into his prisons. In Tarn Taran region of Punjab, 65-year-old Gian Singh lost his son and daughter-in-law four years back. 27-year-old Baljinder was a drug addict and got AIDS after using infected needles.
- 22. Punjab, the drugcapital of the country? Then his wife got infected from him. They left behind a 7- year-old daughter. Gian Singh's other two sons are also addicts. He himself is the only bread winner in the family. "I cry very often. I am very sad. I feel like dying," laments Gian Singh. Drugs have claimed over 20 lives in this region in the last six months. As heroin, opium and charas are very expensive, youngsters are switching to medicinal drugs, which are easily available at a chemist shop in Tarn Taran.