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DRUG ADDICTION AND ABUSE
PROJECT OVERVIEWLearning Area SOCIAL SCIENCEClass Eight - Ten Objective
Description 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.
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?
Software MS Word, MS Power Point, Internet Explorer.
Author MOHAMMED YOUSUF MIA (MILON) Assistant Teacher,PDB HighSchool,Sylhet -3100
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NEUROTOXICITYAIDSCANCERMENTAL ILLNESS
NEUROTOXICITYAIDSCANCERMENTAL ILLNESS
NeurotoxicityAIDS, CancerMental illness
NeurotoxicityAIDS, CancerMental illness
Health careProductivityAccidents
Health careProductivityAccidents
HomelessnessCrimeViolence
HomelessnessCrimeViolence
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NAME AND EFFECT OF DRUG ADDICTION
ANXIETY
COCAIN ALCOHOL
DEPRESSION
HEROIN
METH
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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
Belenko and Peugh, 1998; National Institute of Justice, 1999.
The Perpetrator is Involved in Drug Use in…
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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:
feelingssensations
experiencesand
to share them
To feel better
To lessen:anxietyworriesfears
depressionhopelessness
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Drug Abuse
Drug/Alcohol Related Traffic Accidents Delinquency
Academic Failure and Dropping Out of
School
Juvenile Depression
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Including HIV/AIDS)
Running Away From Home
Unwanted Pregnancies
Suicidal Behavior
Community
Peer Cluster
Family
Individual
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DrugsDrugs
Brain Mechanisms
Brain Mechanisms
BehaviorBehavior
EnvironmentEnvironment
Historical
Environmental
- Prior experience- Expectation- Learning
- Social interactions- Stress- Conditioned stimuli
- Genetics- Circadian rhythms- Disease states- Gender
Physiological
DRUG ADDICTION: A Complex Behavioral and Neurobiological Disorder
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Source: Adapted from Volkow et al., Neuropharmacology, 2004.
DriveSaliency
Memory
Control
Non-Addicted Brain
NOT GO
Addicted Brain
Drive
Memory
Control
GOSaliency
Addiction Changes Brain Circuits
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We Need to Keep Our Eye on the Real TargetWe Need to Keep Our Eye on the Real Target
Abstinence
Functionality in
Family, Work
and Community
In Treating Addiction…In Treating Addiction…
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What is drug?What is drug?What is drug abuse?What is drug abuse?How do drugs of addiction work?How do drugs of addiction work?How we protect the drug abuse or addiction ?How we protect the drug abuse or addiction ?
EVALUATION
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.
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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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