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SEMINAR
ON
DRUG ADDICTION
Presented By:
CONTENTS
• An introduction to Drug Addiction
• Characteristics of Drug Addiction
• Causes of Drug Addiction
• Types of Drugs and there effects
• Signs and symptoms of Drug Addicts
• Drug Addictions – In teenagers
• How to recognize drug abuse in teenagers?
• Steps to prevent the use of drugs among teenagers
• Addiction treatment – Past and present
• Conclusions
WHAT IS DRUG ADDICTION?
• Loss of control
• Compulsive pre-occupation
• Continued use despite negative
consequences
MAIN CAUSES OF DRUG
ADDICTION
• The Drug
• The Addict
• The Environment
TYPES OF DRUGS AND THERE
EFFECTS
• Cannabis
• Inhalants
• Cocaine
• Other Stimulants
• Depressants
• Narcotics
• Alcohol
• Tobacco
CANNABIS
• Have a negative physical and mental effect.
• Physical effects like
Increase in heart rate
Blood shot eyes
Dry mouth and throat
Increased appetite
• Its use can reduce short term memory
• Alter sense of time
• Lack of concentration and co-ordination
Cocaine Coke, snow, nose candy, White crystalline powder Inhaled, injected
flake, blow, big C, lady,
white and snowbirds
• Detoxification
• The challenge of treating drug addiction in jail.
• Behavioural therapy
• Relaxation Therapy
• Counselling
• Meditation
CONCLUSIONS –
What we must do about drugs?
• Toughen penalties against all those
who makes profit from drug trade.
• Prevention in schools
• Road Safety
• Expansion of residential treatment
programmes
• Tighten up the laws of selling and
promoting tobacco and alcohol.
• Encourage drug free culture.
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN
ON DRUG –
ANY QUESTIONS?