NATIONAL

SERVICE TRAINING
PROGRAM 1

Module 10: Drug Abuse and Prevention

OBJECTIVES To discuss the kinds of drugs and its effects
and how to prevent it.
OVERVIEW

This session focuses on drug abuse and its effect and

how to prevent it.
 Drug abuse is a serious
public health problem
that affects almost
every community and
family in some way.
BACKGROUND Each year drug abuse
results in around 40
million serious illnesses
or injuries among
people in the United
States.
 Drug Abuse also plays a role in many major social
problems, such as drugged driving, violence, stress and
child abuse. Drug Abuse can lead to homelessness,
crime and missed work or problems with keeping a job.
BACKGROUND It harms unborn babies and destroys families. There are
different types of treatment for drug abuse. But the best
is to prevent drug abuse in the first place.
GENERAL SIGN OF DRUG USER

Mood swings; irritable and

Sudden change in behavior grumpy and then suddenly
happy and bright

Withdrawal from family Careless about personal

members grooming
 Loss of interest in hobbies, sports, and other favorite activities

Changed sleeping pattern; up at night and sleeps during the day

Red or glassy eyes

Sniffly or runny nose

GENERAL SIGN OF DRUG USER

Problems at school

REASON FOR
Drinking and driving DRUG USE

Unplanned sexual
activity and consequent
pregnancy or sexually
transmitted disease.
Emotional trauma
over guilty feelings

Criminal activity,
often to support
their habit REASON FOR
DRUG USE
Physical problems,
including alcohol
poisoning

Death
CLASSIFICATION OF COMMONLY ABUSED DRUG (ACCORDING TO THEIR EFFECTS)

STIMULANTS – DRUGS WHICH EXAMPLES: AMPHETAMINE, COCAINE

INCREASES ALERTNESS AND PHYSICAL
DISPOSITION.
CLASSIFICATION OF COMMONLY
ABUSED DRUG (ACCORDING TO
THEIR EFFECTS)

Hallucinogens – drugs which affect sensation, self awareness and

emotion. Changes in time and spaces perception may be mild or
overwhelming depending on the dosages.

Examples: marijuana, mescaline

CLASSIFICATION OF COMMONLY
ABUSED DRUG (ACCORDING TO
THEIR EFFECTS)

Sedatives – drugs that reduce Examples: barbiturates,

anxiety and excitement. tranquilizers, alcohol
CLASSIFICATION OF
COMMONLY ABUSED
DRUG (ACCORDING TO
THEIR EFFECTS)

Narcotics – drugs
that relieve pain and
often induce sleep.
Examples: morphine,
heroin
 Alcohol

COMMONLY Alcohol is of course the most commonly used

and widely abused psychoactive drug in the
DRUG ABUSE country. Street names/ slang terms are Booze,
Juice and Sauce. It is ingested orally. Types
& THEIR include beer, wine, and liquor. Narconon
provides effective treatment for alcohol
EFFECTS abuse.
 Effects of Alcohol Abuse
 Reduces sensitivity to pain.
COMMONLY  Narrows the visual field, reduces resistance
DRUG ABUSE to glare.

& THEIR  Interferes with the ability to differentiate

intensities of light.
EFFECTS  Reduces ability to make decisions.
COMMONLY
DRUG ABUSE &
THEIR EFFECTS

Marijuana
 Marijuana is the most
frequently used illicit
drug in America and has
been linked to harming
a developing fetus. It
has the same or similar
effects as depressants,
stimulants, and
hallucinogens.
Marijuana cigarettes
yield almost four times
as much tar as tobacco,
creating a higher risk of
lung damage.
COMMONLY DRUG ABUSE &
THEIR EFFECTS

Effects of Marijuana Abuse

Increases in heart rate, body temperature, and appetite.

Drowsiness

Dryness of the mouth and throat

Reddening of the eyes and reduction in ocular pressure.

COMMONLY DRUG ABUSE &
THEIR EFFECTS

Cocaine

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant that directly affects the

brain. Cocaine is not a new drug. In fact, it is one of the oldest known
drugs. The pure chemical, Cocaine Hydrochloride, has been an abused
substance for more than 100 years, and coca leaves, the source of
Cocaine, have been ingested for thousands of years.
COMMONLY DRUG ABUSE &
THEIR EFFECTS

May cause extreme

Effects of Cocaine
anxiety and
Abuse
restlessness.

Twitches, tremors,
Chest pain, nausea,
spasms, coordination
seizures.
problems.

Respiratory arrest and

cardiac arrest.
 Methamphetamine
 Today, Methamphetamine is second only to
alcohol and marijuana as the drug used most
frequently in many Western and Midwestern
states. Seizures of dangerous laboratory
COMMONLY materials have increased dramatically-in
some states, fivefold. In response, many
DRUG ABUSE special task forces and local and federal
initiatives have been developed to target
& THEIR Methamphetamine production and use.
EFFECTS Legislation and negotiation with earlier
source areas for precursor substances have
also reduced the availability of the raw
materials needed to make the drug.
COMMONLY DRUG ABUSE &
THEIR EFFECTS

Effects of Methamphetamine Abuse

Increase wakefulness and physical activity.

Decrease appetite.

Interferes with the ability to differentiate intensities of light.

Reduces ability to make decisions.

COMMONLY DRUG ABUSE &
THEIR EFFECTS

Heroin

Heroin is an illegal addictive drug. It is both the most abused and the most
rapidly acting of the Opiates. Heroin is processed from Morphine, a naturally
occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of poppy
plants. It is typically sold as a white or brownish powder or as the black sticky
substance known on the streets as “Black Tar Heroin.”
COMMONLY DRUG ABUSE &
THEIR EFFECTS

Effects of Heroin Abuse

Surge of euphoria (“rush”) accompanied by a warm flushing of

the skin.

Alternately wakeful and drowsy state

Interferes with the ability to differentiate intensities of light.

Impaired night vision, vomiting, constipation.

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