Transcript What is drug abuse?

DRUG ADDICTION AND ABUSE
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Learning Area
Class
Objective
Description
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Eight - Ten
Student will learn and say What is Drug Abuse/ Addiction?
Who is Drug Abuser?
What are the side effects of Drug addiction?
How do Abuse Drugs?
Compulsive, excessive and self- damaging use habit forming drugs, leading
to addiction or dependence, serious physiological injury and psychological
harm are called Drug Addiction/ Abuse.
Software
MS Word, MS Power Point, Internet Explorer.
Author
MOHAMMED YOUSUF MIA (MILON)
Neurotoxicity
NEUROTOXICITY
AIDS, Cancer
AIDS
Mental illness
CANCER
MENTAL ILLNESS
Homelessness
Crime
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Health care
Productivity
Accidents
NAME AND EFFECT OF DRUG ADDICTION
COCAIN
METH
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HEROIN
DEPRESSION
ALCOHOL
ANXIETY
The Perpetrator is Involved in Drug Use in…
More than 50% of violent crimes
60-80% of child abuse and neglect cases
50-70% of theft and property crimes
75% of drug dealing
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Belenko and Peugh, 1998; National Institute of Justice, 1999.
Common Myths About Drug Abuse…
Drug abuse equates to drug addiction
Alcohol is not a drug
Addiction is a moral weakness
You have to hit rock bottom to recover
You have to want treatment for it to be successful
Drug abuse is more common among minorities
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Why Do People Take Drugs in The First Place?
To feel
good
To have
novel:
feelings
sensations
experiences
and
to share
them
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To feel
better
To lessen:
anxiety
worries
fears
depression
hopelessness
Drug Abuse
Drug/Alcohol Related
Traffic Accidents
Sexually Transmitted
Diseases (Including HIV/AIDS)
Community
Peer Cluster
Delinquency
Academic Failure
and Dropping Out of
School
Family
Suicidal
Behavior
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Individual
Unwanted
Pregnancies
Juvenile
Depression
Running Away
From Home
DRUG ADDICTION: A Complex Behavioral and Neurobiological Disorder
Historical
- Prior experience
- Expectation
- Learning
Drugs
Environmental
- Social interactions
- Stress
- Conditioned stimuli
Brain
Mechanisms
Behavior
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Environment
Physiological
- Genetics
- Circadian rhythms
- Disease states
- Gender
Addiction Changes Brain Circuits
Non-Addicted Brain
Addicted Brain
Control
Control
Saliency
Drive NOT
Saliency
GO
Memory
Source: Adapted from Volkow et al., Neuropharmacology, 2004.
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Drive GO
Memory
In Treating Addiction…
We Need to Keep Our Eye on the Real Target
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EVALUATION
What is drug?
What is drug abuse?
How do drugs of addiction work?
How we protect the drug abuse or addiction ?
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Depending on the actual compound, drug misuse including alcohol may lead to
health problems, social problems, morbidity, injuries, unprotected sex, violence,
deaths, motor vehicle accidents, homicides, suicides, mortality, physical
dependence or psychological addiction. There is a high rate of suicide in
alcoholics and drug abusers. The reasons believed to cause the increased risk of
suicide include the long-term abuse of alcohol and drugs causing physiological
distortion of brain chemistry as well as the social isolation. DRUG abuse directly
influences the economic and social aspects of a country. There are thousands of
addicted people in Bangladesh and most of them are young, between the ages of
18 and 30 from all walks of life. Drug addiction in young Bangladeshis are mainly
seen because of reasons like depression. People try to remove depression using
drugs as a tool. And this is how they become addicts. Failed relationships and
broken hearts are also major inducements of drug abuse in young people.
THE REASON OF DRUG ADDICTION
 Every individual is struggling with drug addiction has their own reason.
 A highly common reason behind drug addiction is an inability to cope with stress.
 Examples: emotional stress, peer pressure, emotional distress, anxiety,
depression, environmental stress, status of friend circles and other reasons.
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SOCIAL PROBLEM OF ADDICTION
 Drug abuse directly influences the economic and social aspects of a country.
 Use of drugs may lead to criminal penalty in addition to possible
physical, social and psychological harm, both strongly depending on
local jurisdiction.
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PREVENTION OF DRUG ABUSE
 Strong law enforcements – eg. Collaboration, Transparency, Forums, Booklets etc.
 Road show/ Rally to all of communities and schools.
 Role of community leaders.
 Role of Media eg. TV. News, Press release.
 National committee to be formed.
 Ministry of Education – Curriculum.
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