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Drug Control Secretariat

DRUGSAND

YOUNG PEOPLE


DEFINITIONS

• Drug: Any substance with the potential to prevent or cure diseases.

Example: Medicine


• Drug: Any chemical which changes the way our body or mind function.

Example: Alcohol, Marijuana


DRUGS CAN BE :

• Legal

• Illegal


MEDICINE ARE LEGFAL DRUGS

• If you are sick, these persons should give you medicine v A doctorvA nursev A pharmacistv Your parentsv Your teacher


HOW DO DRUGS GET IN AND OUT OF GRENADA?


SUITCASE SEARCHED BY OFFICERS AT THE AIRPORTSUITCASE SEARCHED BY OFFICERS AT THE AIRPORT


COCAINE HIDDEN IN FALSE BOTTOM OF SAME SUITCASECOCAINE HIDDEN IN FALSE BOTTOM OF SAME SUITCASE


LOCALLY MADE SANDALS FOR RELATIVES ABROADLOCALLY MADE SANDALS FOR RELATIVES ABROAD


COCAINE FOUND IN LOCALLY MADE SANDALS, WITH UNSUALLY HIGH SOLES

COCAINE FOUND IN LOCALLY MADE SANDALS, WITH UNSUALLY HIGH SOLES


TEDDY BEAR BEING CARRIED BY A FEMALE, FILLED WITH MONEY TO PURCHASE DRUGSTEDDY BEAR BEING CARRIED BY A FEMALE, FILLED WITH MONEY TO PURCHASE DRUGS

Christmas Card to be mailed to Britain, February 2007Christmas Card to be mailed to Britain, February 2007

Christmas Card to be mailed to Britain, February 2007, with cocaineChristmas Card to be mailed to Britain, February 2007, with cocaine

Speaker Box with MoneySpeaker Box with Money

Music Speaker with MoneyMusic Speaker with Money

ClockClock

Clock with CocaineClock with Cocaine


HOW ALCOHOL AFFECTS THE BODY

q BRAIN

qLUNGS

q HEART

qSTOMACH


TOBACCO (CIGARETTES)


Contains over 500 chemicals.

Three very dangerous chemicals are:


HOW CIGARETTES AFFECTS THE BODY

q BLOOD

q HEART

qMOUTH

q LUNG


MY PROMISE

Ø I WILL TAKE CARE OF MY BODY

Ø I WILL NOT USE DRUGS

ØI WILL NOT FIGHT


Ø I WILL STAY AWAY FROM FRIENDS WHO WANT ME TO DO WRONG

THINGS

Ø I WILL ALWAYS OBEY MY PARENTS AND MY TEACHERS

Ø I WILL PRAY EVERYDAY


THANK YOU

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