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SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Presented By:
MIRIL MICHAEL
What is Substance Abuse?

 It is the repeated harmful use of

any substance ,including drugs
and alcohol.
 The substance may be legal,
prescription drugs or banned
substances.
 Abuse can occur when you are
not using a substance the way it
was recommended or because you
are taking more than the
prescribed dosage.
What are these “substances” ?
Cigarettes

Alcohol

Cocaine

Heroin

Marijuana

Steroids

Pain killers and other tablets.

Natural substances (caffeine ,

spices)
Etc..
 Levels of Substance Use/Abuse

●
Try a drug ●
Use substances
once/twice to only during
see what it is social activities
like (eg: parties)

EXPERIMENTAL
EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL
SOCIAL
SUBSTANCE
SUBSTANCE SUBSTANCE
USE
USE SUBSTANCEUSE
USE

MEDICINAL
MEDICINAL ADDICTIVE
ADDICTIVE
SUBSTANCE
SUBSTANCEUSE
USE SUBSTANCE
SUBSTANCEUSE
USE
●
Use drugs to ●
Includes
relieve
tolerance and
unpleasant
withdrawal
emotions (eg:
loneliness)
symptoms
SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN ADOLESCENTS
 WHY ADOLESCENTS?

Curiosity to
testCuriosity
and tasteto Peer Influence
testmaterials
new and taste Peer Influence
new materials

Academic Family Stress

Academic
problems &Family Stress
Conflicts
problems & Conflicts
 PEER INFLUENCE
 A feeling that one must do
the same things as other
people of one's age and
social group, in order to be
liked or respected by
them .
For example :- He started
drinking or smoking in
high school because
of peer pressure.
 CURIOSITY
There's an old saying “Curiosity
Killed The Cat”.

Adolescents are ready to take risk

and give a try /a test on new
substances, which end up
risking their own life often.

So never ever start using drugs

,alcohol or cigarettes out of
curiosity . You will never be
able to come out them.
 
 SCHOOL AND FAMILY INFLUENCE
ACADEMIC FAMILY

Lack of
Lack of good
interaction
friends
with parents

Lack of Low IQ Conflicts Lack of

interaction level between supervision
with resulting in parents (or form parents
teachers low scores divorce) ‘ side
ARE YOU ADDICTED ?
 ARE YOU ADDICTED ?
 Deep cravings to use the
substance
 You wish to cut down or stop the
use but not able to do so .
 Taking the substances in larger
amount or more than required or
prescribed (eg: pain killers)
 Neglecting other parts of your life
 Continue to use even when it
cause problems in relationships
and puts you in danger.
ADOLESCENTS AND SUBSTANCES
ABUSED

 DRUGS
 MEDICINES
 ALCOHOL
 SMOKING
 DRUGS & MEDICINES
 Drug abuse isn't just about street drugs. Besides
marijuana, legal medicines are the most commonly
abused drugs. Drug abuse can lead to cancers.
 Sedatives, help with anxiety, sleep problems, and
some seizures. But if you take more than
prescribed, you can get addicted and result in
breathing problems.
 Sleep medicines if taken longer than what doctor
suggests, you may become dependent and need
them to sleep.
 Pain killers (eg. morphine) if used above
prescribed dose may even lead to death.
 ALCOHOL
 Drinking gives your body work to do that
keeps it from other processes. This over
functioning results in damaging the liver.
 Abusing alcohol causes bacteria to grow
in your gut
 Too much is bad for your heart.
 People can develop inflammation of
pancreas.
 Drinking too much puts you at risk for
some cancers
 It can affect your immune system.
 SMOKING
 Increases the risk of heart disease,
including stroke, heart attack, vascular
disease, and aneurysm
 Lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis
and emphysema.
 Cigarette smoking has been linked to
about 80 to 90 percent of all cases of lung
cancer.
 Smoking is also associated with cancers
of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus,
stomach, pancreas, cervix, kidney, and
bladder
What Are the Dangers of Secondhand Smoke?

 Secondhand smoke is the smoke that

smokers breathe out and the smoke floating
from the end of the cigarette, cigar, or pipe.
 Secondhand smoke contains thousands of
chemicals that are toxic to the body.
Breathing in secondhand smoke makes you
more likely to have:
 Lung infections
 Asthma
 coughing, sore throats, sniffling, and
sneezing
 cancer
 heart disease
 SOLUTIONS

Stay
StayBusy
Busy
Set
Setshort
shortterm
termgoals
goals
to
tomotivate
motivateand
and
occupy
occupyyourself
yourself
Avoid Stress End Toxic Relationships
Avoid thinking tooAvoid
muchStress
and stressing out . End
Start enjoying your life, Findand
Avoid thinking too much stressing
time for yourout .
Remove all Toxic Relationships
negative influences so
Start enjoying hobbies
your life, Find time for your you can fill yourself withinfluences
Remove all negative positivityso
hobbies you can fill yourself with positivity
Use Your Support System Practice Positive Self Invest in others
Good interaction and TalkPositive Self
Use Your Support System
communication with parents
Practice Investain
Adopt others
pet,
Good interaction and Believe in yourself
Talk
and teachers will remind you
communication with parents
the need for staying away Support andinLove
Believe yourself
Help others toAdopt a pet,addition.
overcome
and teachers will remind you
from drugs
the need for staying away yourselfand Love
Support Help others
Volunteer for to overcome
your addition.
community.
from drugs yourself Volunteer for your community.
 Incase if you are addicted!

Treatm ●
Medication
ent ●
Rehabilitation centre

Will ●
To stop the usage
Develop resistance skill
Power
●

Think ●
Better family and social life
about the ●
Keep up with your
responsibility
change
THANK YOU