Drug

and
Drug
abuse

Drugs
What they Are and What they Do ?
A drug, is any
substance that, when
absorbed into the
body of a living
organism, alters
normal bodily
function. Drugs are
chemicals that change
the way a person's
body works by
altering emotions and
thoughts.

Drug abuse is an intense desire to obtain increasing amounts of a

particular substance. Drug dependence is the body's physical need, or
addiction, to a specific agent. Over the long term, this dependence
results in physical harm and behavior problems which causes tolerance
and cross tolerance. Thus, it creates a vicious cycle.

Drug addiction problem in India

Nearly 75% of Indian homes at least one drug user usually a
parent, and often the father. Experts tell us that children as young
as 13 and 14 regularly experiment with intoxicants.

In Punjab the numbers are ridiculous nearly 75% of its youth are
severely addicted to drugs, that's 3 out of every 4 children.
Mumbai, Hyderabad and other cities around the country are
quickly gaining a reputation for their drug usage; and the population in
each of these cities continues to grow.

According to a UN report, One million heroin addicts are

registered in India, and unofficially there are as many as five million

Cannabis, heroin, and Indian-produced pharmaceutical drugs

are the most frequently abused drugs in India.
Cannabis products, often called charas, bhang, or ganja, are
abused throughout the country because it has attained some
amount of religious sanctity because of its association with some
Hindu deities[
With 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

Legal drugs are not

necessarily safer. A study
in 2010 asked drug-harm
experts to rank various
illegal and legal drugs.
Alcohol was found to be
the most dangerous.
It is believed that
drug abuse only harms
the user but this
graph clearly depicts
that it not just harms
the person but
destroys the whole
family ,his profession,
and life.

Promotion of Health: The community needs to promote

healthy lifestyles through personal and cultural practices.
Focus on people and encouragement of social
interaction: Promoting social interaction between old and
young can only be done in a social environment.
Local involvement of young people and respect for
cultural values: The activities you chose should focus on
young people. Be sure to respect cultural traditions of the
community.
Community development: Focus on developing the
fundamentals of your community. Education, health and
social services, housing and sanitation are important ideas
to focus in on.
De-Addiction Centres need to focus in on the youth of India.

Thank you