Post on 16-Jul-2015
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“Addiction is the continued repetition of a behavior despite adverse consequences”
Addiction: An uncontrollable craving, seeking, and use of a substance such as alcohol or another drug.
When a drug user can't stop taking a drug even if he wants to, it's called addiction
WHAT IS ADDICTION ?
“Substance Related”
a. Tobaccob. Alcoholc. Drugsd. Prescription drugs
“Non- Substance Related”
a. Gambling
b. Food
c. The Internet
d. Video Games
Types Are Further Divided Into Two Types
Smoking:
Each cigarette reduces 11min of life.
Increases risk of stroke and heart attack
Is the most common cause of lung, throat and mouth cancer
The Facts
Estimates of the total overall costs of substance abuse in the world, including productivity and health- and crime-related costs, exceed $ 600 billion annually. This includes approximately $193 billion for illicit drugs, $193 billion for tobacco, and $235 billion for alcohol..
Drug abuse can lead to homelessness, crime and missed work or problems with keeping a job. It harms unborn babies and destroys families.
Alcohol may be the world's oldest known drug.
The production of products containing alcohol has become big business in today's society
The consumption and abuse of alcohol has become a major public health problem
PATH OF ALCOHOL IN BODY 1. Mouth: alcohol enters the body.
2. Small Intestine: alcohol enters the bloodstream through the walls of the small intestine.
3. Heart: pumps alcohol throughout the body.
Bad community Stress
Internal pressure Experimentation
By seeing elder smoking
More Causes Of Smoking
“Physical Effect”
a. Mouth Cancer
b. HIV / Aids
c. Liver Cancer
d. Hormone Imbalance
e. Mental Disorder
Effects of Addiction
1) Desire to leave.
2) Through medical treatment
3) By Providing drug free enviornmnent
4) Family and friends support
5) Sometimes by force
Treatments