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How do you define Drug Education?
•Drug Education is
the planned provision of information and skills relevant to living in a world where drugs are common place.
• A drug is any substance that, alters normal bodily function, resulting any psychological or behavioral change.
• Drug is a substance used to treat an illness.
HISTORY OF DRUGS
•When Chinese immigrants came to California in the 1850s to work in gold mines and then on the railroads, they brought opium smoking with them.
PRODUCTION PLACES
• Most of the world's opium is grown in Afghanistan, the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar.
Deaths From DrugsLegal: Alcohol = 6,627
Tobacco = 86,500
Prescription drugs = 1,089
Illegal: Heroin/morphine = 842
Cocaine = 176
All amphetamines = 103
Cannabis = 19
• During the 1960s, addiction of drugs like marijuana, amphetamines, and psychedelics came on the scene.
DRUG USE• The intake of those
chemical substance which are use for the cure of a disease or for any reasonable purpose.
• lose interest in school
• change friends (to hang out with kids who use drugs)
• become moody, negative, cranky or worried all the time
• ask to be left alone a lot
• have trouble concentrating
• sleep a lot (maybe even in class)
• get in fights
• have red or puffy eyes
• lose or gain weight
• cough a lot
• have a runny nose all of the time
ADDICTION IN THE MODERN WORLD
•Since the 19th century when Americans first discovered new wonder drugs like morphine, heroin, and cocaine, our society has confronted the problem of drug abuse and addiction.
CAUSES OF DRUG ADDICTION• Alteration of the perception
of reality
• Anxiety, depression, low self esteem and stress
EFFECT ON BRAIN
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF USING DRUGS
• When a person is addicted to certain drugs he got a physical and mental disorder.
EFFECTS OF USING DRUGS
• HEALTH
• PEOPLE HATE THEM
• IRRESPECTABLE PERSONS
• EDUCATION
• JOBLESS
• CRIMINALS
How do drugs work
in the brain to
produce pleasure?
Nearly all addictive drugs directly or
indirectly target the brain’s reward system
by flooding the circuit with dopamine.
Is drug abuse a
voluntary
behavior?
The
The initial decision to take drugs is mostly
voluntary. However, when addiction takes over, a
person’s ability to exert self-control can become
seriously impaired.
Can addiction be treated
successfully?
Yes.
Addiction is a treatable, chronic disease that can be managed successfully.
What You Can Do To Help• The best thing to do is to tell an adult that you
trust; a parent, other relative, teacher, coach, or school counselor.
• The person might need professional help to stop using drugs.
• Kids can also help others is by choosing not to try or use drugs. It's a good way for friends to stick together.
• Understanding drugs and why they are dangerous is another good step for a kid to take.
Drug Trafficking is a global
illicit trade involving the
cultivation, manufacture,
distribution and sale of
substances which are
subject to drug
prohibition laws.
Drug Trafficking
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in the Philippines remains difficult to bringto a halt due to new modus operandi and the involvement of persons of authority.
(shabu) remain the
preferred drugs by the drug users, thus making it still the most available drugs in the country.
According to the Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency (PDEA), some
areas of the country are conducive
for marijuana cultivation, especially
in mountainous areas of Northern
Luzon, Eastern Visayas and
Mindanao.
Since 2010, drug syndicates
established small-scale
laboratories and kitchen-type
clandestine laboratories to lower
the risk of detection of shabu
production.
Marijuana Production
The Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency
identified that the
mountainous parts of
Northern Luzon, Eastern
Visayas and Mindanao are
viable for marijuana
cultivation.
Methamphetamine Production
Drug syndicates have been producing methamphetamine in small-scale andkitchen-type laboratories to avoid detection by the Philippine authoritiessince 2010.
Transnational Drug Trade
International drug
syndicates use the
Philippines as a
transit hub for the
illegal drug trade.
Drug Trafficking &
Controlled Substances
When a state or federal
government classifies a
substance as "controlled," it
generally means that the use
and distribution of the
substance is governed by law.