3. History of Drug
• Human uses drug for thousands of year
• Wine was use as early as Egyptian 4000 B.C.
• Medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to
2737 B.C. in China.
5. Introduction of drug in Pakistan
• Pakistan became a major exporter of heroin in the
1980s, following the influx of Afghan refugees
escaping the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.
• Widespread drug may be indicated by the fact that
almost 5% adult population is using drugs in
Pakistan.
• Approximately, There are 5 million Drug Addicts in
Pakistan.
• One Drug addicts spends around Rs. 150. per day.
6. • therefore 5 million Drug
addicts spend around Rs.
750 million on Drugs daily.
• The grater ratio is of
Injecting Drug users.
• Woman are also becoming
a victim of Drug Addiction
12. Effects of Drug Addiction
Psychological Effects
• Creation of a cycle
• Wild mood swings, depression, anxiety, violence
• Decrease in pleasure in everyday life
• Complication of mental illness
• Hallucinations
• Psychological tolerance to the drug's effects
creating a desire to do ever-increasing amounts of
the drug
• Engage in Criminal activities
13. Effects of Drugs
Physical Effects
• Contraction of HIV, hepatitis and other
illnesses
• Heart rate irregularities, heart attack
• Respiratory problems such as lung cancer,
breathing problems
• Abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation,
diarrhea
• Kidney and liver damage
• Seizures, stroke, brain damage
• Changes in appetite, body temperature
and sleeping patterns
14. Causes of Drug Addiction
• Poverty
• Stress, Anxiety , Depression
• Easy access to drug
• Lack of control on sale of drugs
• Lack of education.
• Smuggling and illegal drug trade
in Pakistan
• Closer to the areas of
production like Afghanistan.
15. Causes of Drug Addiction
• Peer Pressure
• Unemployment
• Domestic Issues.
• Children getting into drugs
• Less parental attention
• Many children in slum area are going to school
and in the process take drugs.
• Many poor children have to start work early.
16. Causes of drug use among Youth
• The first cause is simple
curiosity.
• Young people take drugs is
to escape their reality.
• Young people also take
drugs to feel cool and
impress their friends.
