Presentation
(Drug Abuse)
Overview
• Drug Abuse
• Different Drug Abuse
• How Drug Abuse Start
• Sign and Symptoms
• Progression of Drug Abuse
• Different method using Drugs
• Categories Drug Abuse
• Treatment for Drugabuse
• Prevention
Drug Abuse
• Clinically known as substance use
disorder, drug abuse or addiction is
caused by the habitual taking of
addictive substances.
Drug Abuse
• Drugs include alcohol,
marijuana, hallucinogens and
opioids. Substance use disorder
is a disease, causing people to
compulsively use drugs despite
consequences.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
DRUG
Non Medical Drugs Legal Drugs Illegal Drugs
How Drug Abuse Start?
• Peer pressure
• Physical and sexual abuse
• Early exposure to drugs
• Stress
• Parental guidance
• Chronic pain.
• Financial difficulties.
• Divorce or the loss of a loved
one.
• Long-term tobacco habit.
• Tense home environment.
Sign & Symptoms of
drug abuse
Physical Sysmptoms
• Bloodshot eyes
• Pupils larger or smaller than usual
• Changes in appetite or sleep patterns
• Sudden weight loss or weight gain
• Deterioration of physical appearance
• Unusual smells on breath
• Impaired coordination.
Sign & Symptoms of
drug abuse
Behaviour Sysmptoms
• Poor work,
• Decline in performance,
• Financial Problems,
• Secretive behaviors,
• Sudden change in friends and
• associates,
• Accident or trouble prone,
• Lack of motivation and withdrawn,
• Unexplained anxiety.
The Progression of Drug
Abuse
Drugs
Drug Abuse
Drug Addiction
The Progression of Drug
Abuse
tobacco alcohol
inhalants party drugs
Rx drugs marijuana
Example cocaine heroin
Different Method of Using
Drugs
Oral Smoking
Injection Snorting
Categories of
drug of abuse
• Narcotics
• Hallucinogens
• Depressants
• Stimulants
Categories of
drug of abuse
Narcotics
• Narcotics are also called
opioid pain relievers. They
are only used for pain that
is severe and is not helped
by other types of
painkillers.
Categories of
drug of abuse
Hallucinogen
• are a diverse group of
drugs that alter a
person's awareness of
their surroundings as
well as their own
thoughts and feelings
Categories of
drug of abuse
Depressant
• depressants are medicines that
include sedatives, tranquilizers,
and hypnotics. These drugs can
slow brain activity, making
them useful for treating
anxiety, panic, acute stress
reactions, and sleep disorders.
Categories of
drug of abuse
Stimulant
• Stimulants are a class of
drugs that speed up
messages travelling
between the brain and
body. They can make a
person feel more awake,
alert, confident or
energetic.
Treatment for Drug Abuse
• Hospitalization,
• Behavioral Therapies,
• Occupational Therapy,
• Change in addict’s social environment.
Prevention Is better
than Cure
1. Understand how substance abuse develops.
2. Avoid Temptation and Peer Pressure.
3. Seek help for mental illness.
4. Examine the risk factors.
5. Keep a well-balanced life.
Thank You
Thats All
Markang Tubig Alano
Quiz
1. This is clinically known as substance use disorder, drug
abuse or addiction is caused by the habitual taking of
addictive substances.
2. Give an example of physical Sysmptoms of drug abuse.
3-6. What are the four categories of drug abuse?
7. Give an example of behaiviour sysmptoms of drug abuse.
8-9. Give atleast a two example cause of drug abuse?
10. Drugs that alter a person's awareness of their
surroundings as well as their own thoughts and feelings
