TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DRUGS
- ALL DRUGS ARE ESSENTIALLY POISONS
- DRUGS AFFECT THE MIND
- PEOPLE TAKE DRUGS TO GET RID OF UNWANTED FEELINGS
- WHEN A DRUG WEARS OFF, THE PERSON WANTS MORE
- MARIJUANA DAMAGES THE LUNGS, NERVES AND BRAIN. IT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUGS BECAUSE OF ITS HALLUCINOGENIC EFFECT.
- SPEED CAN HOOK YOU EVEN AFTER ONLY ONE USE
- ECSTASY IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUGS
- DRUGS RUIN CREATIVITY
- DRUGS DULL ALL YOUR SENSES
- DRUGS STAY IN THE BODY FOR YEARS AFTER YOU TAKE THEM
FORMULA TO WIN THE FIGHT AGAINST DANGEROUS DRUGS
N – Nurture your dreams
O – Obey authorities
D - Don’t even think about it
R - Resist negative pressure
U - Use healthy alternatives
G - God is the answer
S - Say NO!!!!
SEVERAL FORMS OF DRUG DEPENDENCY
TOLERANCE
HABITUATION
ADDICTION
WHAT CAN A PERSON DO TO
PREVENT DRUG ABUSE?
Maintain good physical and mental health
Use drugs properly. Most drugs are beneficial when used under medical advice
Understand your own self. Accept and respect yourself for what you are.
Develop your potentials. Engage in wholesome productive and fulfilling activities
Learn to relate effectively with others. Have somebody to whom you can communicate your problems freely.
Learn to cope with your problems and other stresses without the use of drugs.
Seek professional help if you feel you cannot cope up with your problems.
Develop strong moral and spiritual foundations.
Drug Addiction
It characterized by a compulsion to use a drug to experience psychological or physical effects despite any deterioration in health, work or social activities.
Sedatives
Drugs which may reduce anxiety and excitement, lowered inhibitions, slow pulse and beating, lowered blood pressure, poor concentration, confusion, impaired coordination.
Hallucinogens
Drugs which affect sensation, thinking, self-awareness and emotion. Impaired balance and coordination, increased heart rate, panic attack, changes in time and space perception, delusions.
Narcotics
Drugs that relieve pain and often induce sleep.
Stimulants
Drugs which increase alertness and physical disposition
Increased heart rate, blood pressure, metabolism, feelings of exhilaration, energy, increased mental alertness/rapid or irregular heart beat, reduced appetite, weight loss, heart failure, insomnia
Volatile Substance
Chemical substances that causes Central Nervous System depression.
