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    POWERPOINTPRESENTATION

    ART INTEGRATED
    PROJECT

    DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE


    (FROM HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE)
    WHAT IS DRUG AND DRUG ABUSE?

    Drug is a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when injected or
    otherwise introduced into the body

    Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or- over- the –counter
    drug for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used or in large
    amount
    CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS

    Psychotropic drugs :These are mood alternating drugs which effects behavior and
    mental activity of a person

    Psychedelic drugs :These drugs also called hallucinogens, produce a dream like state
    with the disorientation and loss of contact with the reality. They make users see sound
    and hear colour

    The commonly abused drugs are opiods, cannabinoids,cocaine


    OPIOIDS

     These are drugs which bind to specific opioid receptors present in


    our central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract
     Eg:morphine&heroine
     Morphine :Extracted from the latex of poppy plant
     Heroine :commonly called smack is chemically diacetylmorphine
    which is a white, odourless, bitter, crystalline compound. Heroine
    is obtained by acetylation Of Morphine
    IU M
    OP Y
    O P P
    P
    CANNABINOIDS

     These are a group of chemicals which interact with the cannabinoid receptors present
    mainly in the brain.
     Natural cannabinoids are obtained from the inflorescence of cannabis sativa
     The flower, tops, leaves, resins, of cannabis plant in various various combinations are
    used to produce marjuana, hashish, chara, ganja.
     These drugs are generally taken by inhalation and oral ingestion
     They affects the cardiovascular system
    I S
    AB
    N N
    A
    C TIV A
    SA
    COCA ALKALOID OR COCAINE

     It is obtained from coco plant, erythroxylum coca native to South


    America.
     It interfere with the transport the neurotransmitter dopamine.
     Cocaine is commonly called as coke or crack is usually snorted .
     It stimulates central nervous systems producing euphoria and increased
    energy.
     It’s excessive dosage causes hallucination.
     Eg: Atropa belladona, Datura .
    Click icon to add picture

    Atropa
    belladona
    Uses of drugs in medical field

    Barbiturates,amphetamines,benzodiazepines, :for
    depression, insomnia

    Morphine: sedative and painkiller, for patients who


    have undergone surgery
    Tobacco
     It is smoked chewed or used as a snuff
     Itcontains nikottin an alkaloid which stimulates the
    adrenal gland to release adrenaline and non adrenaline
    into blood circulation
     Adrenaline and non adrenaline increases blood pressure
    and the heartbeat
     Tobacco chewing causes oral cancer
    Smoking can cause lung cancer Bronchitis coronary heart
    disease cancer of throat cancer of urinary bladder etc.
    Smoking increases carbon monoxide Contender thus
    causing oxygen deficiency
    Adolescence and drug abuse

     Adolescence is a period and process during which a child


    becomes nature in terms of attitude and believes for effective
    participation in society
     It is a valuable phase of mental and physiological development of
    an individual
    Causes of drug and alcohol abuse in youngsters

     Curiosity
     Need of adventure
     Excitement
     Experimentation
     To escape facing problems
     Stress from parents to excel in academic or examination
    unsupportive family structure and peer pressure
    Effect of drug abuse or alcohol abuse

     Reckless behaviour, when the listen and violence are some adverse effects of drugs and
    alcohol abuse
     Effects of overdose of drugs lead to coma and death due to respiratory failure heart failure
    of cerebral hemorrhage

    Warning signs of drug and alcohol abuse among youth


     Drop in academic performance
     Unexplained absence from School /College
     Lack of interest in personal hygiene
     Depression coma coma aggressive and release behaviour loss of
    interest in hobbies change in sleeping and eating habits
    Side effects of using anabolic steroids in
    female and male

    Female Male
     Ance
     Masculinization
     Increase aggressiveness
     Increased aggression
     Mood swings
     Mood swings
     Depression
     Depression
     Reduction in the size of testicles
     Abnormal menstrual cycle
     kidney and liver functing decreases
     Excess hair growth on face and body
     Breast enlargement
     Deepening of voice
     Enlargement of prostate gland
    Prevention and control

     Avoid peer pressure


     Education and counselling
     Seeking help from parents and peers
     Looking for danger signs
     Seeking professional and mental help form physiologists
     De addiction and Rehabilitation program
    THANK YOU

    PRESENTED BY PISHON
    GILBERT

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