SaY No To

2 DrUgS
0 GROUP LEADER : HAMSAVAHINI [ DIA ]

GROUP MEMBERS : PRAVINA [ FIB ]

0 SHASIKALA [ DI ]
REVATHI [ DI ]
SHYAMALA [ DI ]

9 JASIMA [ DIA ]
RANJINI [ DI]
KHEMALATHA
[ FIB]
SIVAGAMI [
FIB ]
INTRODUCTION - HAMSA

^ Drugs were created to help the medical needs of

individual

^ They help mainly , through acting as a stimulant and

sedative

^ As a stimulant , they help individual to be active in the

daily operations

^ As a sedative , they ease pain of injury

^ But the drugs have been misused throughout the

century by many
inhumane individuals to gain more profit
TYPES OF DRUGS - kHEMA

^ There are many types of drugs

^ Drugs can be classified into alcohol , club drugs , cocaine , heroin ,

mushroom ,
opium , and peyote

^ ALCOHOL
-It acts as a sedative
-Examples include wine , beer , whiskey , gin , vodka

^ CLUB DRUGS
-Referedto as designer drugs , they are colourless , odourless and
flavourless
-Examples include Ecstacy , GHB , Ketamine and Clarity

^ COCAINE
-Divided into the powder and rock –like forms
-It is a powerful stimulant
-Created off cocoa plant
-It is smokeable
^ HEROIN - rANJINI
-It is derived from morphine
-It may be smoked , inhaled or injected

^ MUSHROOM
-It is also known as Psilocybin
-It may be ingested or dried and smoked

^ OPIUM
-Harvested from the unripe seed pods of the Poppy plant
-It may be injected or smoked

^ PEYOTE
- It has Mescaline as an active psychotrophic ingredient
- It may be ingested or dried and smoked
REASONS TO TAKE DRUGS - rEVATHI

^ People take drugs for many different reasons .

^ Young people give same reasons for using drugs .

^ the reasons include the following :

- To have fun , celebrate , and socialise

- To become more confident

- To relieve boredom , relax , and reduce stress

- To fit in with friends or associates

- To forget problems

- To relieve pain

- To make themselves feel good

THE effects OF MISUSING DRUGS on an individual -
sHAYMALA

^ It may lose one’s self respect and image

^ The overdose of a drug can be fatal

^ It can cause one to vomit

^ It may be lead to stomach irritation inluding

indigestion , pain and
nausea

^ Some sensitive individuals may even develop

asthma , hay fever
and nasal congestion

^ Other than that , it may cause partial deafness

^ It can also cause kidney malfunction

^ Lastly , it may lead to death

THE EFFECTS OF DRUG MISUSE ON THE SURROUNDING
SOCIETY - sUGANTHI

^ The drug addicts acts as a bad role model to the other

generation

^ The interaction among people in a society is affected badly

^ They mislead the younger generation of youth into

following the wrong
path and destroying their lifes

^ The cause misunderstanding among the community

THE EFFECTS OF DRUG MISUSE ON THE COUNTRY - jaSIMA

^ The drug misusers and dealers defect the image of the country

^ They decrease the productivity of the country

^ They cause law and order problems for the government

^ They cause the foreign investors to doubt the stablity of the

country
TREATMENTS FOR DRUG ABUSE - pRAVINNA

^ The factors to be considered in treating the drug addicts

include :

-The type of drug used

- The duration of drug addiction

- The amout of drug intake

- The social needs

- Other medical complications

- The affordability
^ There are a few type of treatment , which include the residential
treatment ,
anti – addictive drug treatment and the alterantive treatment . -
sIVAGAMI

^ The residential treatment concerns the 12 steps programs or the

Therapeutic
Communities .

^ The anti – addictive drug treatment includes the replacement or

substitution with
drugs like methadone .
CONCLUSION - sHASIKALA