very common problem in various cultures.

3.  Drug : Is any substance /chemical other than
food that once taken into a living organism ,
may modify one or more of its functions
 Substance use : Is the ingestion of
psychoactive substances in moderate
amounts that does not significantly interfere
with social , educational , or occupational
functioning

4.  Substance intoxication refers to the
physiological reaction to ingested substance-
drunkenness , or getting high.
 Substance abuse is defined in terms of how
significantly the substances interfere with the
users life.
 Substance dependence is concerned the term
substance dependence or ‘addiction'. its
generally used to describe people who seem
to be enslaved by drugs

5. depressant stimulants opiates hallucinogens
alcohol cocaine heroin marijuana
inhalant caffeine opium LSD
sedatives nicotine morphine
amphetamines codeine

6.  Tube
 Cannabis
 Heroin
 Tobacco ( Hookah, Beedi, Cigarettes, Gutka )
 Smack
 Alcohol

7.  Risk factors are individual (and/or family)
factors associated with the significant
likelihood of developing specific problems ,
presence of one or more factors associated
with drug abuse does not mean the person
will invariably become a drug abuser.

8.  Genetics
 Family factors
 Personality
 Peer factor
 Anxiety depression and loneliness
 Social development factors

9.  Reduce arousal by inhibiting the Central Nervous
system
 A depressant, or central depressant, is
a drug or endogenous compound that
lowers neurotransmission levels, which is to depress or
reduce arousal or stimulation, in various areas of the
brain.
 Depressant types include alcohol, barbiturates, opioides

10.  It affects our decision making ability
 Injectible use increases the risk of getting
HIV, hepatitis B and C
 Opioids use is one of the Imp factors for drug
related deaths

11.  It affects sleep and appetite
 It is associated with emotional disturbances
like feeling suspicious , angry , hostile ,
anxious
 Person starts losing interest in other areas of
their life like friends and sports.
 It can cause heartattacks,seizures,strokes and
respiratory failure

12.  It affects the way you move , react to
situations ,think ,hear , and see
 It leads to an increase in heart rate and BP
 It changes the way you feel emotionally ,you
may feel confused , suspicious and
disoriented
 It can cause slurred speech , lose control of
muscles , make meaningless movements and
in irrational aggressive or violent ways

13.  It leads to a loss of coordination , poor
judgment , distorted vision , memory
disturbance and forgetting.
 Alcohol can damage every organ in our body
 It causes gastric and lever related problems
 Alcohol reduces appetite.
 It starts as inflammation(hepatitis)and leads
to fatty liver..Cirrhosis(final phase of alcoholic
liver disease

14.  It lowers down our inhibitions and impairs
our judgment.
 It increases the involvement in risky behavior
such as rash driving , road rage or having
unprotected sex.
 Drinking large amount of alcohol at one time
or very rapidly can cause alcohol poisoning
which can lead to coma or even death

15.  It leads to behavioral problems like talking
irrelevantly or abnormal behavior
 It increases the risk of having CANCER
 A Single joint contains four times as much as
cancer causing tar as filtered cigarette.
 It can seriously affect our sense of time and
our coordination impacting things like
driving.
 It increases risk of pneumonia and other
illnesses.

17.  A cigarette is a small cylinder of finely cut tobacco
leaves rolled in thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is
ignited at one end and allowed to smolder; its smoke is
inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the
mouth; in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as
well.
 Smoking leads most commonly to diseases affecting the
heart, liver and lungs, being a major risk factor for heart
attacks, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (including emphysema and chronic bronchitis),
and cancer(particularly lung cancer, cancers of the
larynx and mouth, and pancreatic cancer). It also causes
peripheral vascular disease and hypertension. On
average, each cigarette that is smoked is estimated to
shorten life by 11 minutes.

18.  HIV (human immuno deficiency virus) is the
virus that causes AIDS
 HIV can be transferred through various ways:
Used needle
Unprotected sex
Drug use
Contaminated blood

19. HIV can be transmitted between users when
Injection drug users share equipments such
as needles , syringes and other drug
injections paraphernalia
 Poor judgment and risky behavior-substance
use also affect judgment and can lead to
unsafe sex which put people at risk for
getting HIV

20.  When a woman becomes pregnant, it is very
important to adopt a healthy lifestyle. It
includes eating plenty of nourishing food,
getting plenty of rest and exercising
regularly.
 Its important to avoid or give up alcohol and
drugs

21.  Use of drugs and alcohol in the first ten
weeks can cause malformations of parts of
the developing fetus such as the heart , limbs
and the facial features
 Continuing drugs in the prenatal growth
increases the risk of miscarriage and
premature delivery.

22.  Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drug
for pregnant women, especially in the early
weeks .Heavy drinking during early pregnancy
greatly increases the risk of a cluster of birth
defects known as- FETAL ALCOHOL
SYNDROME

23.  FAMILY
 WORK
 SOCIAL LIFE
 DELCLINE IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
 INVOLVEMENT IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES

24.  Making the decision
 Gathering knowledge about what to do and
where to seek help
 Developing acquaintance with persons who
have quit
 Following up with treatment
 Changing lifestyle

25.  A person who is physically and
psychologically dependent on a substance is
usually unable to stop using it without
professional help. Initially medical treatment
is required to detoxify the individual and also
to treat other symptoms such sleep
disturbances
 Medication used were benzodiazepine ,
antagonist like disulfram , agonist like
proxyvon

26.  Apart from medications substance use
treatment involve various techniques to help
the patient to become DRUG FREE
THERAPY TECHNIQUES include:
Individual therapy
Group therapy
Marital therapy
Family therapy

27.  Understand the consequences of substance
use
 Motivating for change
 Understand the benefits of drug free lifestyle
 Developing ways to handle craving
 Improve interpersonal and social skills as well
as coping strategies
 Enhancing assertiveness skills and resistance
skills to drugs
 Teaching anger management and relaxation
techniques

28.  YES , it can be prevented in the following
manner:
 Collect information about the adverse
consequences of using drugs
 Educate yourself and become more aware of
the toxic properties
 Dispel myths related to these substances and
understand that myths do not reflect reality

29. MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE :SAY NO TO
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL