DRUG ABUSE AND DRUG ADDICTION

A PROJECT REPORT

INTRODUCTION TO INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

(PHY1901)
PROJECT BY:
MIKKILINENI PHANISHWAR – 19BEC0126
RAGHAVENDRA KAUSHIK – 19BCE2320
SRINIVASAN PRAGATHI – 19BCE2313
SAM PRASAD – 19MIS0181
SHAHUKARI CHETAN – 19BEC0858
MADAN MOHAN REDDY - 19MIS0260
KAMIREDDY SAI GOUTHAM – 19MIS0354 FACULTY : BHASKAR SEN GUPTA
 INTRODUCTION

People start using drugs for many different reasons. Some experiment with recreational drugs out of curiosity, to
have a good time, because friends are doing it, or to ease problems such as stress, anxiety, or depression. However,
it’s not just illegal drugs, such as cocaine or heroin, that can lead to abuse and addiction. Prescription medications
such as painkillers, sleeping pills, and tranquilizers can cause similar problems.
In 2013, approximately 2.8 million people tried an illicit drug for the first time, per the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), illustrating that more and more people are entering into drug abuse
every day.
 How drug addiction Begins ?

There are many factors that lead people to drug addiction.

1. Curiosity : Frequent references to drugs by public media create curiosity for having a personal experience of the
drugs.
2. Friend’s pressure : Frequent appreciation of drug experience by friends allures others to start the use of drugs.
3. Frustration and Depression : Some people start taking drugs to get relief from frustration and depression.
4. Desire for More Work : Students sometimes take drugs to keep awake the whole night to prepare for examination. It
is not desirable as it may cause mental breakdown.
5. Looking for a Different World : A wrong notion that the drugs open up a new world tempts some young octers to
start taking-drugs.
6. Relief from Pain : A prolonged use of pain-relieving drugs with physician’s advise at times leads to addiction.
7. Family History : Children may take to drugs by seeing their elders in the family.
8. Excitement and Adventure : The young take to drugs to satisfy their instinct for excitement and adventure.
 Risk Factors associated with Drug abuse:

Drug abuse carries with it a bevy of potential side

effects, depending on the specific drug being used:

Those abusing stimulants like Cocaine and

amphetamines may experience fatigue, depression,
and lethargy as they come down from their highs.
Individuals who abuse opiate drugs, such as heroin or
prescription painkillers, may experience intestinal issues,
muscle aches, and nervousness, per WebMD.

Perhaps the most serious risk of drug abuse is the

potential to overdose.
 Drug Policy of India:
• Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (1985) and the Prevention of Illicit
Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (1985).
• Introduced in the Lok Sabha on 23rd August 1985.
• Illegal for person to produce/ manufacture/ cultivate, possess, sell, purchase,
transport, store, and/or consume any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.
• NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau)

• Responsible for fighting drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal

substances.
• Controlled Substances include:
• Crystal Methane
• Cocaine
• Morphine
• Heroin
• Marijuana and other recreational drugs are not difficult to find in India
• Highly illegal
• Some states have legalised Bhang (Marijuana) for religious regions.
• Many foreign tourists are drugged and robbed in India
• Police target drug users at random
• Excuses don’t work once caught with drugs
• Intoxicated people are highly vulnerable to robbery or accidents.
• Regions or Himalayas, travellers have disappeared or murdered.
• A large number of children are getting involved in drugs (aged –
14 and above)
• Reason being accessibility and high disposable income.
• LSD, Cocaine and Marijuana are the most common drugs available in the
Indian market.
• Prices and quality vary from place to place.
 Punishment
• Small quantity (<1kg), with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may exceed to 6 months, or with a fine which may
extend to Rs. 10,000 or with both.
• quantity lesser than commercial quantity but greater than small quantity, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which
may extend to 10 years and with fine which may extend to Rs. 1 lakh.
• commercial quantity, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 10 years but which may extend
to 20 years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than 1 lakh but which may extend to 2 lakh.
IN NEXT REVIEW WE WILL DISCUSS
ABOUT :-
a. SURVEY RESULTS WITH INFERENCES
b. SOLUTIONS FOR DRUG ABUSE
c. CONCLUSION