Drug Abuse And

Addition

Presented by-

Abhishek Amola (121235)

Ashish Barthwal (121247)

Ankit Sharma (121250)

Adarsh Kaushal (121256)

What is a Drug?

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.

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.

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.

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).

Opiates

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).

Types of Drugs

Why Do People take Drugs?

To fit in

To escape or relax

To relieve boredom

To seem grown up

To rebel

To experiment

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.

Facts and Figures

Facts and Figures

Facts and Figures

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

Effects of various drugs

Effects of various drugs

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

Prevention

Don’t Be 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

Treatment of Drug Addiction

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.

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.

Treatment of Drug Addiction

Punjab, the drug capital 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.

Punjab, the drug capital 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.

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.

Punjab, the drug capital of the country?