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What is a Drug and Drug Abuse?

Drug is a substance use in medicine for the treatment of diseases.

Substance which when taken into the organism modifies one or more of its functions.

• Drug Abuse is a stage where these substances or say medicine are miss used for example, somebody take cough syrup for just getting high.

Drugs that are Commonly use in our Community.

•Marijuana/Cann.

•Heroine/Brown

•Cocaine

•Amphetamine

•Solvents

•LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide)

•Hallucinogen

•Cough syrup

• Alter and damage brain cells or CNS •Loss of memory and concentration •Lung damage

•Increase in heart rate •Reduce immune system •Reduce reproductive systems

Effects of Marijuana

Cannabis in various forms

Raw poppy

•  May experience moderate relief of anxiety  •Damage central nervous system •Feeling dizziness, drowsiness and mental confusion •Impair vision, •lung and menstrual irregularity

Effects of Heroin/Brown Sugar

Stages of Drug Addiction?

Beginner : 13 to 17 years

Addict : 18 to 25 years

Chronic Addict : Age above 26

Why people caught into Drugs?

• Peer Pressure

• Curiosity

• Ignorance

• Alienation

• Absence of Good Guidance

• No Job and No Aim in Life

Peer Pressure

Points to Ponder…….!

89% never had a conversation with their parents on Drugs and Substance Abuse.

80% said their teachers never talked about the harmfulness of Drug consumption

68% said their started on Drugs under influence of Peer and Curiosity at School.

Symptoms of Drug Use? Physical:Red Eyes, Unclear VisionRunning nose, Pale FaceFrequently SickNausea, vomitingDrowsiness or sleeplessnessLoss of weight, Profuse sweatingInjection signs on body, Blood StainsChanges in AppetitePoor in HygieneWeak Bone

Symptoms of Drug Use? Behavior:Changing mood or temperDepressionBlaming & making excusesBegging, lying and StealingLoss of interest in daily routinesBig talk n speeches

Symptoms of Drug Use? Performance:Withdrawal from family environmentSudden lowering of marks in testNon-completion of homework, absenteeismPresence of syringes and strange packets More time spent in bathroom, etc

Effects on Family and Society

• Gives Negative Influences• Poor Relationship with Family and Society• Divorce Cases• Loss Trust and Respect• Unemployment• Spread Disease because of Care Free Attitude

SCARRY BODY OF AN ADDICT

Effects of Drug Abuse

• Drug Addiction is a Brain Disease. All Drugs that abuse act in Brain and produce negative effects such as : -

• Loss of Memory, Attention, Decision Making

• Depression, Aggression, Paranoia and Hallucination

• Brain Damage and Stroke

Mentally : -

Effects of Drug Abuse

• Develop Liver, Lung and Kidney problem

• Loss sense of Hearing, Smelling, Vision and huge change in out looks.

Physically : -

Prevention of Drug Abuse?

Educate Responsibility of Teachers and ParentsDiscuss how harmful and danger of Drug

Abuse?Awareness programEncourage Sports & other ActivitiesWell defined School with BoundariesWatch over activities close to school and

your children

Treatment

Advice and help addicts to seek treatment from hospitals and counseling centers.

Rehabilitation centers

Get a good and recovered sponsor or former addict

. Smoking causes fatal disease like cancer, heart disease, lung disease etc

. More than 9 lacs every year

. Several thousand people die each year by inhaling from other people’s cigarettes

. Smoking not only harms you but is also deadly for others around you including dear ones

Effects of smoking

Remember 3 S’s

Do not Start using drug, even out of curiosity.

If you are drug user do not Show drug to others.

Stop using drug immediately and save your future.

ENJOY HEALTHY

LIFE:Your Life is Precious

Together We Can Make A Difference!

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KUNPHEN CENTREFor substance dependenceHIV/AIDS and HRD.Near Delek clinic Bhagsu

RoadMcleod Ganj DharamsalaDistt Kangra (H.P)176219