This document discusses social issues related to HIV/AIDS, drug abuse, and alcoholism. It notes that HIV/AIDS has had devastating demographic, health, economic, and social impacts. Over 25 million people had died from HIV/AIDS by 2005 and it remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Drug and alcohol abuse can also negatively impact families, health, economics, and lead to higher rates of crime and accidents. Addressing social issues requires efforts from governments, organizations, and raising public awareness.

2. Sajid Saleem
BS. English 1st smst
Roll#05
National University of
Modern Languages

3. What are social evils?
An evil is usually referred to something
troublesome and harmful. Social evils are issues
or matters that directly or indirectly affect one or
more members of society thus harming the
welfare of that society. A society is a building
block of a country. So, it can be said that social
evils are destructive to the peace and harmony
of a country as a whole. They breakdown the
moral values of a society and the ethnicity of a
country through economic or social means.

5. Alcoholism, Drug
Abuse
and HIV/AIDS

7. HIV as social
Problem
It is one of the most
devastating health crises of
the modern times.
 It affects humanity
negatively from all angles.

8. Demographic Issues
 Countries that have been badly hit by
HIV has shown a serious mortality
surge and life expectancy drop in the
last decade.
 By 2005, 25 million people had died;
and an estimated 39 million were
living with HIV.
 It is forth among the leading causes
of death worldwide and first in sub-

9. Health Issues
 The infected population is prone to
developing other diseases as their
immune system is suppressed.
 Without life saving drugs one third of
children born infected with HIV die before
their first birth day.
 The expense for treatment is increasing
on an alarming rate.
 Allocation of scarce resources for the
treatment of HIV can divert attention from

10. Economic Issues
It affects the economic
stability.
 Reduction of labour
force.
 Allocation of resource
for the treatment of the

11. Social Issues
Affects the family
stability.
 Death of parents result
in the creation orphas.
 The infected are socially
alienated.

15. Family Problems
Emotional
breakdown
Financial crisis
Broken families

16. Psychological
Problems
It is proved that
drug abusers are
prone to a wide
range of
psychological

17. Road Accidents
Drunkenness leads to
careless driving.
 Alcohol related
vehicular accidents are
very common.

18. Economic Problems
Debt.
Wastage of Economic
resources.
 For treatment

19. Health problems
Causes serious health
problems.
 Alcohol badly affects
liver.
Large sum of money is
needed for treatment

21. Crime
Crime in Pakistan is
present in various forms.
Organized crime
includes drug trafficking
, money
laundering, extortion, black
marketeering, political
violence, terrorism,
abduction etc.

23. Definition
Substance abuse is
defined as maladaptive
pattern of using certain
drugs, alcohol,
medications, and toxins
despite their adverse

24. Family and Drug Abuse
 Family factors can contribute to
intensifying drug abuse.
(traumatic parental absence,
harsh discipline, failure to
communicate on emotional level,
etc.)
 Drug abuse has devastating
effects on the family relationships.

25. Health problems
Addictive substances alter
the function of human brain
and have impact on
behavior
Develop ailments like
cancer
Can transmit HIV

26. Economic Effects
Money for treatment
 Drug mafia functions as
parallel government
Drain of human and other
resources.

27. Why Do People Begin Using
Drugs?
 Some of the reasons people try illegal
drugs include: •
 A desire to experiment
 Enjoyment of risk taking behavior
 A belief that drugs solve personal, social,
or medical problems
 Peer pressure
 Glamorization of drugs by the media
 A desire to escape boredom or

28. Crime
Production, manufacture
and distribution of a drug is
a crime.
 Mafias indulge in crimes.
 The abuse generally
promote other non drug
crimes.

29.  A number of steps have been taken by the
government and many organizations to abolish
the prevalent social evils.
 Many laws have been implemented for the
prevention of these acts. But the common
people have a role to play.
 The first step towards mitigation is PUBLIC
AWARENESS.
 The public should be aware to report of any
such incidence o the respective authority.
 The victim must raise the voice and resist