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Title: DRUG ABUSE


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Drug abuse
  • Dr Francis S R Pakalapati

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LIONS INTL
  • 1.40 Million
  • Over 205 countries
  • Restored sight to 7.6 million people
  • Prevented serious vision loss to over 30 million

3
AZAD Foundation
  • a turnover of around 500 billions, it is the
    third largest business in the world, next to
    petroleum and arms trade. About 190 million
    people all over the world consume one drug or the
    other. Drug addiction causes immense human
    distress and the illegal production and
    distribution of drugs have spawned crime and
    violence worldwide. Today, there is no part of
    the world that is free from the curse of drug
    trafficking and drug addiction. Millions of drug
    addicts, all over the world, are leading
    miserable lives, between life and death.

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india
  • UN Report 1 million but 5 M unofficially
  • Drug abuse is a complex phenomenon, which has
    various social, cultural, biological,
    geographical, historical and economic aspects.
    The disintegration of the old joint family
    system, absence of parental love and care in
    modern families where both parents are working,
    decline of old religious and moral values etc
    lead to a rise in the number of drug addicts who
    take drugs to escape hard realities of life.

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  • Most drug users being in the productive age group
    of 18-35 years, the loss in terms of human
    potential is incalculable.
  • The damage to the physical, psychological, moral
    and intellectual growth of the youth is very
    high. Adolescent drug abuse is one of the major
    areas of concern in adolescent and young people's
    behavior. It is estimated that, in India, by the
    time most boys reach the ninth grade, about 50
    percent of them have tried at least one of the
    gateway drugs.

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  • The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
    Act, 1985, were enacted with stringent provisions
    to curb this menace. The Act envisages a minimum
    term of 10 years imprisonment extendable to 20
    years and fine of Rs. 1 lakh extendable up to Rs.
    2 lakhs for the offenders.

7
Punjab 2014 elections
  • In the first 40 days of campaigning for the 30
    April poll, the Election Commission seized 136kg
    of heroin, 14,823kg of poppy husk, 76.2kg of
    opium and 47kg of cannabis as well as a huge haul
    of illicit liquor.

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Narcotics
  • 2013-14 451.38 CR
  • 15-16 510.17 CR

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Damage
  • Brains communication system
  • Imitating the the brains natural chemical
    messengers
  • Over stimulating the reward circuit
  • Marijuana /Heroin similar neurotransmitters and
    they FOOL the normal receptors and activate nerve
    celss to send abnormal messages.
  • Dopamine transmitter controlling emotions,
    movement, motivation, feelings of pleasure

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Abuse
  • Cruelty, ill-treatment, exploitation
  • Excess of anything
  • Medicines, talking, exercising, etc
  • A step ahead is illusions

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  • General medicines
  • Inductive cough syrup. Balms
  • Concoctions

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Inducing /Remind / Stir up
  • Begins with fun or inquisity
  • One time will be never be the last time

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  • What cannot be achieved in reality is propagated
    in
  • Myth
  • Mystical
  • Dream world
  • Illusions

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Choices
  • That which begins with prompting of others will
    become self indulgence
  • Created atmosphere of security
  • Fantasy filled thoughts
  • Lost to the world

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Influences
  • External
  • Most powerful
  • Dire consequences
  • Internal
  • Self inflicting
  • No alternatives

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General Root Causes
  • Excess of anything
  • Stress
  • Demands of studies / work
  • Lack of right relationship
  • Lack of acceptance
  • Friends
  • Parties
  • To be one among many

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E R Factor
  • Loss of confidence
  • Nervous breakdown
  • Loss of credibility, confidence, competitiveness
  • succumb
  • defeatist attitude
  • Emptiness
  • Point of No Return ???
  • DAMAGE TO RELATIONSHIPS - ALL
  • Isolation
  • Agony Mental, Physical
  • Rejection

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  • Thank you
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