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Drug addiction is a disease that changes the structure and function of the brain caused by prolonged drug abuse. Drug addiction can start through using pain relievers long-term under doctor's advice, taking drugs to stay awake for exams, family history of drug use, or using drugs to cope with frustration and depression. Signs of drug addiction include spending a lot of time alone, losing interest in hobbies, nervousness, irregular sleep patterns, and work problems. To avoid addiction, one should undergo health evaluations, participate in counseling, join aftercare programs, engage in therapies, increase awareness of drugs, curb the drug trade, and enforce strict rules.
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- 2. PREPARED BY KARAMAT ALI
- 3. What is a drug ? DRUG is a substance which causes physiological changes in the body when it is introduced in the body through smoking, injection, medicines etc
- 4. DRUGS ABUSE AND ADDICTION Dug addiction is a disease that is caused to brain as the abusement of drugs leads to various changes in the structure and functioning of brain
- 5. HOW DRUG ADDICTION BEGIN? Relief from pain: A prolonged use of pain relieving drugs with physician’s advise at times leads to addiction Desire for more work: students sometimes take drugs to keep awake the whole night to prepare for examination. It is not desirable as it may cause mental breakdown Family History: children may take to drugs by seeing their elders in the family. Frustration and depression: some people taking drugs to get relief fro frustration and depression Excitement and adventure: the young take to drugs to satisfy their instinct for excitement and adventure.
- 6. Signs of drug use and addiction Spend a lot of time alone Lose interest in their favorite things Be nervous Sleep at strange hours Have problems at work Eat a lot more or a lot less than usual
- 9. EFFECTS OF DRUGS ABUSE & ADDICTION Health problems Injuries Effect on brain Drug use hurts families Loss of goal
- 10. MEASURES TO AVOID ADDICTION Physical and mental assessment Participating in counseling classes Being a member of after program Participating in group or individual therapies Awareness regarding drugs Inhibit business of drugs Strict rule