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ITS PREVENTION
BSIT 1-B GROUP 2
DRUG DEPENDENCE?
• ACCORDING TO “WHO” (WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION) -
A STATE, PSYCHIC OR ALSO SOMETIMES PHYSICAL, RESULTING
FROM THE INTERACTION BETWEEN A LIVING ORGANISM AND A
DRUG, CHARACTERIZED BY BEHAVIORAL AND OTHER RESPONSES
THAT ALWAYS INCLUDE A COMPULSIVE DESIRE OR NEED TO USE
THE DRUG ON A CONTINOUS BASIS IN ORDER TO EXPERIENCE ITS
EFFECTS/TO AVOID THE DISCOMFORT OF ITS ABSENCE
2 STATE OF DRUG
DEPENDENCE
PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
DEPENDENCE (COULD BE BOTH)
PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE
• CERTAIN PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS - CAUSE A CHANGE IN A
BODY CHEMISTRY WHEN TAKEN FREQUENTLY IN LARGE DOSES
OVER LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
• IF NOT TAKEN, THE BODY SHOWS A “WITHDRAWAL EFFECT”
THAT CAN LEAD TO DEATH UNLESS IT IS DONE BY A HELP OR
UNDER SUPERVISION OF A DOCTOR.
• EXAMPLES – ALCOHOL, COCAINE, HEROIN
PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE
• THE BODY OF A ABUSER DOESN’T TOTALLY NEED NOR CRAVE FOR
THE TAKEN DRUG
• THE ABUSER STILL CONVINCED HIS/HER MIND THAT HE NEEDS THE
DRUG
• FEELS NOT SATISFIED WHEN NOT TAKEN THE DRUG
• EXAMPLES - HALLUCINOGENS (TRAMADOL) NICOTINE (FOUND
MOSTLY IN CIGARETTES)
PHASES OF DRUG
DEPENDENCE
• EXPERIMENTATION PHASE – THE NEW USER TRIES TO TAKE THE
DRUG FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE BUT THE FIRST TIMERS ALWAYS
FIND IT FOR PLEASURE BUT NOT ALWAYS CAUSE SOMETIMES IT CAN
RESULT IN BAD EXPERIENCE LIKE ILL-EFFECTS.
• EXAMPLES - A FIRST TIME SMOKER TRIES A CIGARETTE FOR THE FIRST
TIME THAT CAN LEAD TO TEARING/REDNESS OF THE EYES, COULD LIKELY
TO COUGH, UNPLEASANT SMELL OF SMOKE FOR THEM.
PHASES OF DRUG
DEPENDENCE
• OCCASIONAL OR SOCIAL USE – PEER INFLUENCE ARE
THE MAJOR FACTOR WITH THEM. THE ILL EFFECTS ARE NO
LONGER EXPERIENCED. HE USING DRUGS ANYTIME HE/SHE
WANTS BUT NOT CRAVING INTO THEM, CAN CONTROL IT BY
USING ONLY WHEN AVAILABILITY WAS THERE.
PHASES OF DRUG
DEPENDENCE
• REGULAR USE - CRAVING FOR THE DRUGS
ALREADY DEVELOP, CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR
NOTICEABLE.
• IN TIME CRAVING FOR DRUG USE INCREASE.
PHASES OF DRUG
DEPENDENCE
• DRUG DEPENDENCE - USES DRUGS DAILY/TIME TO TIME.
• THE DRUGS BECOMES THE CENTER OF HIS/HER LIFE.
• FUTURE RUINED, ONLY LOOKS FOR DRUGS AND MORE DRUGS
(COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS CRIMES IF NOT APPROACHED)
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
A. SUBTLE SYMPTOMS
SECRECY
INCREASING ISOLATION
CHANGE IN FRIENDS
CHANGE IN DRESSING AND APPEARANCE
CHANGES IN INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
DROP IN GRADES
CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
B. NOT SO-SUBTLE SYMPTOMS
PERIODS OF DEEP DEPRESSION
INCREASED, UNEXPLAINED ABSENTEEISM
MONEY PROBLEMS
EXTREME LOSS OR GAIN OF WEIGHT
EXPULSION FROM SCHOOL
PHYSICALLY ABUSING IN OWN FAMILY
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
B. NOT SO-SUBTLE SYMPTOMS
REBELLIOUS OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOR
APPEARANCE OF NEW FRIENDS ( COMMONLY SAME
BEHAVIORS)
ACTING QUERY
LONG PERIODS OF TIME IN BATHROOM
AVOIDING TALKING ABOUT IT WHEN ASKING
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
C. SURE-FIRE INDICATORS
POSSESSION OF DRUGS AND PARAPHERNALIA
NEEDLE MARKS
SPENDING TIME WITH SAME DRUG ABUSERS
DEFENDING SAME ABUSER USES DRUGS
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
C. SURE-FIRE INDICATORS
THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE
ARRESTS IN A RELATION OF DRUG-RELATED CASE
POSSESSION OF LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY
REPEATEDLY REDNESS OF EYES
DILATED EYE
PUFFY OR DROOPY EYELIDS
PRIMARY CAUSE OF
DRUG ABUSING
A. FAMILY
ESCAPE FROM STRICT/DOMINATING PARENTS
LACK OF COMMUNICATION
FREQUENTLY QUARRELING IN PRESENCE
OVERPROTECTIVE PARENTS
NEGLECTED CHILDREN
NO FAMILY TIME FOR CHILDREN
FEELS OF PREFERRING TO BE WITH PEERS/FRIENDS FOR SATISFACTION
PRIMARY CAUSE OF
DRUG ABUSING
B. SCHOOL
ABSENCE OF DRUG EDUCATION
NOT GIVING PROPER DRUG EDUCATION
TEACHERS NOT ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT DRUG EDUCATION/NOT WELL TRAINED
TEACHERS ARE NOT SENSITIVE
TEACHERS ONLY FOCUSES ON ACADEMIC PURPOSES
PRIMARY CAUSE OF
DRUG ABUSING
C. COMMUNITY
EASILY ACCESSIBLE
INCREASING NUMBER OF PUSHERS/ABUSERS
NO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN COMMUNITY
NO VOCATIONAL OR SKILLED TRAINING FOR OUT-OF-
SCHOOL YOUTH
PRIMARY CAUSE OF
DRUG ABUSING
D. MEDIA
•OVERSENSATIONALIZATION OF NEWS
STORIES ABOUT DRUGS FOUND IN MEDIA
PRIMARY CAUSE OF
DRUG ABUSING
E. BIOLOGICAL FACTORS
ILLNESS LIKE FATIGUE, CHRONIC COUGH, INSOMNIA,
PHYSICAL DISTRESS AND MENTAL DISORDERS RELIEVE BY
THESE DRUGS
WITH USING DRUGS, BODY WORKS ACTIVELY, BUT
CONTINUING USING OF THESE RESULT IN PHYSICAL
DEPENDENCY
PRIMARY CAUSE OF
DRUG ABUSING
F. PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
LOW SELF-ESTEEM AND POOR SELF-IMAGE
NEED OF ACCEPTANCE
FEELING FOR MORE FREEDOM
ESCAPE FROM REALITY
MENTAL PROBLEM
ATTENTION SEEKING/GETTING
PRIMARY CAUSE OF
DRUG ABUSING
G. PARENTAL NEGLIGENCE
OVER DOMINEERING PARENTS
LACK OF PARENTAL CONCERN/CLOSENESS
REJECTION
ABUSE
FAMILY DISORGANIZATION
HARSH PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT
CHILDHOOD STRESS AND TRAUMA
PRIMARY CAUSE OF
DRUG ABUSING
H. SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS
AVAILABILITY OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS
INFLUENCE OF MEDIA
IMPACT OF AFFLUENT LIFESTYLE OF HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
PROBLEM
EFFECT OF EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT CULTURES AND SOCIETAL
VALUES
MODELLING BY PARENTS OR KEY INFLUENCES
PRIMARY CAUSE OF
DRUG ABUSING
H. SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS
SOCIAL PRESSURES BY PEER GROUPS
COLLAPSE OF RELIGIOUS VALUES
FEELING OF POWERLESSNESS
LOWER VALUE OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
CORRUPTION
CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
A. MARIJUANA
• POT, GRASS, WEED, REFER, DOPE, MARY JANE,
SINSOMILLA, ACAPULCO GOLD, THAI STICKS,
DAMO (CANNAVIS SATIVA L)
SYMPTOMS OF USING
MARIJUANA
EARLY STAGE MAY APPEAR RAPID LOUD TALKING AND BURST OF
LAUGHTER
LATER STAGES MAY APPEAR SLEEPY
EYES ARE DILATED
REMNANTS OF MARIJUANA JOINTS ARE IN THE POCKET OF USER
ODOR OF USER IS SIMILAR TO BURNT ROPE
SYMPTOMS OF USING
MARIJUANA
VITAL SIGNS INCREASED
REDNESS OF EYES, DRY MOUTH AND THROAT
SHORT TERM MEMORY AND COMPREHENSION
POOR CONCENTRATION
ALTER SENSES OF TIME AND PLACE
SYMPTOMS OF USING
MARIJUANA
MOTIVATION AND COGNITION MAY BE ALTERED
IN THE MALE, REDUCES SPERM PRODUCTION AND
DAMAGING SPERM CELLS
IN THE FEMALE, MENSTRUATION ARE IRREGULAR AND
DAMAGING EGG CELLS
RESULT IN PARANOIA AND PSYCHOSIS
CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
B. INHALANTS
• NITROUS OXIDE – LAUGHING GAS, WHIPPETS
• AMYL NITRATE – POPPERS, SNAPPERS
• BUTYL NITRATE - BOLT, LOCKER ROOM, BULLET
• CHLOROHYDROCARBON – KEROSOL SPRAY
• HYDROCARBON - SOLVENTS ( RUGBY, PAINT THINNER)
SYMPTOMS OF USING
INHALANTS
ODOR OF SUBSTANCE IN BREATHING AND CLOTHING
EXCESS NASAL SECRETION AND LACRIMATION
POOR MUSCLE CONTROL
DROWSINESS
REDDENING OF NASAL MEMBRANE
SYMPTOMS OF USING
INHALANTS
SLURRING OF SPEECH
POSSESSION OF PLASTIC BAG WITH SUBSTANCE
IMMEDIATE NEGATIVE EFFECTS IN BODY
DISORIENTATION/VIOLENT BEHAVIORS
PERMANENTLY DAMAGE OF NERVOUS SYSTEM
CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
C. STIMULANTS
• COCAINE – COKE, FLAKE, WHITE BLOW, NOSE CANDY, C,
SNOW BIRD, LADY
• CRACK OR COCAINE – CRACK, FREEBASE ROCKS, ROCK
• AMPHETAMINE – SPEED, UPPERS, UPS, BLACK PEP PILLS, CO-
PILOT, BUMBLEBEES, HEART, FOOTBALLS
• METHAMPHETAMINE - CRACK, CRYSTAL MATH, METHEDRINE,
SPEED, “SHABU”
SYMPTOMS OF USING
STIMULANTS
EYES ARE DILATED WHEN TOO MUCH TAKEN
DRYNESS OF MOUTH AND THROAT CAUSING BAD
BREATH; USUALLY RESULT IN LICKING OF LIPS
WITHOUT EATING OR SLEEPING
CHAIN SMOKING
SYMPTOMS OF USING
STIMULANTS
MAY HAVE NEEDLES, SYRINGES OR DROPPERS
ARGUMENTATIVE, ALERT, IRRITABLE BEHAVIORS
VITAL SIGNS ARE INCREASED
REDNESS OF EYES, LOW BODY TEMPERATURE
SYMPTOMS OF USING
STIMULANTS
HYPERACTIVE, RESTLESS, TALKATIVE
MAY SUFFER FROM DELUSION OF PARANOIA
HIGH DOSE CAN CAUSE IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT AND
HEART FAILURE
NERVOUS AND IRRITABLE
CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
D. DEPRESSANTS
• BARBITURATES – DOWNERS, BARBS, BLUE DRILLS, RED DEVILS,
YELLOW JACKETS, NEMBUTAL, SECONAL, AMYTAL, TUINASLSD
• METHAQUALENE - QUALUDES, LUDES, SOPPERS, MANDRAKES
• TRANQUILIZERS – VALIUM, LIBRIUM, EQUANIL, MILTOWN, SERAX,
TRANXENE
SYMPTOMS OF USING
DEPRESSANTS
ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION WITHOUT ALCOHOLIC BREATH
STAGGERING/STUMBLING GAIT
FALLING ASLEEP
DROWSINESS
LACK OF INTEREST
SYMPTOMS OF USING
DEPRESSANTS
DIFFICULTY IN CONCENTRATION
VITAL SIGNS ARE DECREASED
EYES DILATED
RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION, SLURRING OF SPEECH AND
ALTERED PERCEPTION
SYMPTOMS OF USING
DEPRESSANTS
COMBINATION WITH ALCOHOL HAS A POTENTIAL OF
THE EFFECTS AND MULTIPLYING THE RISKS
BABIES BORN WITH PARENT USING DEPRESSANT
COULD HAVE MENTAL/PHYSICAL DEFECTS
CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
E. HALLUCINOGENS
• PHENCYCLIDENE – PCP, ANGEL DUST, HOG, LOVEBOAT, KILLER WEED,
LOVELY, CYCLONE, DEAD ON ARRIVAL (DOA)
• LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE – LSD, ACID, GREEN OR RED
DRAGON, WHITE LIGHTNING, BLUE HEAVEN, SUGAR CUBES
• MESCALINE AND PEYOTE - MESC, BUTTONS, CACTUS
• PSILOCYBIN – MAGIC MUSHROOM, MUSHROOMS
SYMPTOMS OF USING
HALLUCINOGENS
USERS USUALLY SITTING IN IMAGINATIVE STAGE
USERS MAY BECOME FEARFUL
ALTERED SENSES OF SIGHT, HEARING AND TOUCH
INCONSISTENT OF BEHAVIOR/MOOD
SYMPTOMS OF USING
HALLUCINOGENS
EXPERIENCING UNPREDICTABLE FLASH BACK EPISODES
VIOLENT EPISODES OF SELF-INFLICTED INJURIES
ALWAYS HAVING MEMORY PROBLEM AND SPEECH
DIFFICULTIES
MAY PRODUCE CONVULSION, COMA AND DEATH
CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
F. NARCOTIC
HEROIN – SMOKE, HORSE, BROWN SUGAR, JUNK, MUD, BIG H,
BLACK TAR
METHADINE – DOLLY, DOLOPHINE, METHADOSE, AMIDONE
MORPHINE – PECTORAL SYRUP, SWEET AMORPHOUS
CODEINE – EMPIRIN COMPOUND WITH CODEINE, CODEINE IN
COUGH MEDICINES
CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
F. NARCOTIC
MEPERIDINE – PETHIDINE, DEMEROL, MEPERGAN
OPIUM – PAREGORIC, DAKERS POWDER, PARAPECTOLIN
OTHER NARCOTICS – PERCOCET, PARCODON, TUSSIUNEX,
FENTANYL, DARVON, VALIUM, LOMOTIL
SYMPTOMS OF USING
NARCOTIC
IN THE BEGINNING, IT PRODUCES FEELING OF EUPHORIA
FOLLOWED BY DROWSINESS, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
SHRINKING AND ITCHY EYES
MAY PRODUCE SLOW AND SHALLOW BREATHING, GRAYISH
COLOR OF SKIN, CONVULSION, COMA AND DEATH
POSSESSION OF INJECTING, NEEDLES AND SYRINGES, ALCOHOL
BURNER, MATCHES, COTTON AND SPOON
SYMPTOMS OF USING
NARCOTIC
PRESENCE OF HAVING MULTIPLE INJECTION SCAR MARKS IN ARMS
USER PREFERRED TO COVER THE SCAR MARK THROUGH DRESSING
LONG SLEEVES
LEAVING OF TRACES OF WHITE POWDER AROUND THE NOSTRILS
TOLERANCE DEVELOPS QUICKLY
USING CONTAMINATED NEEDLES USUALLY RESULTS TO AIDS AND
OTHER DISEASES SUCH AS ENDOCARDITIS AND HEPATITIS
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
A. EFFECT TO THE PERSON
A. MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL DETERIORATION
RESPIRATORY DISEASES – ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS,
BRONCHIECTASIS, TUBERCULOSIS, LUNG ABSCESS,
EMPHYSEMA, LUNG CANCER
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES – PEPTIC ULCER, GASTRITIS,
HEPATITIS
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
A. EFFECT TO THE PERSON
A. MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL DETERIORATION
INFECTION
ANEMIA
PHYSICAL CONDITION – FATIGUE, MUSCLE WASTING,
LOSS OF WEIGHT, WEAKNESS, INSOMNIA, POOR
MUSCULAR COORDINATION
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
A. EFFECT TO THE PERSON
B. PERSONALITY DETERIORATION
WITTY AND MANIPULATIVE
NEGATIVE ATTITUDES
SELFISH AND DEMANDING
LOW FRUSTRATION TOLERANCE
POOR FAMILY RELATIONS
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
A. EFFECT TO THE PERSON
B. PERSONALITY DETERIORATION
NON-TRUSTWORTHINESS
USUALLY DEPRESSED AND SELF-CENTERED
ABSENCE OF GOOD MANNERS AND RIGHT CONDUCT
ASSOCIATION TO KNOWN DRUG USERS
LOSSES OF SO MANY THINGS AT HOME, AT NEIGHBORS,
AT SCHOOL AND AT WORK
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
A. EFFECT TO THE PERSON
C. MENTAL DETERIORATION
LACK OF INTEREST TO ANY ACTIVITIES
NO PRODUCTIVITY IN WORK
EMOTIONALLY IMMATURE
NO INITIATIVE FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT
LOW IQ AND USUALLY DROP-OUT FROM SCHOOL
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
A. EFFECT TO THE PERSON
C. MENTAL DETERIORATION
DIFFICULTIES IN CONCENTRATION
EASILY TO FORGET
SUFFERING FROM WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
NERVOUS IMBALANCE
IRRITABLE
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
A. EFFECT TO THE PERSON
C. MENTAL DETERIORATION
AGITATED
IRRESPONSIBLE
PSYCHOSIS
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
A. EFFECT TO THE PERSON
D. SPIRITUAL DETERIORATION
BEING GODLESS
NO SPIRITUAL BELIEF AND SPIRITUAL OBLIGATION NOR
RELIGIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
B. EFFECT TO THE FAMILY
INTENSE FEELING OF HUMILIATION AND GUILTY
SELF-ESTEEM ARE GENERALLY LOW
BROKEN OF BEING UNITY
OCCURRENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
LOSS OF MONEY
LOSS OF UNITY AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
C. EFFECT TO THE COMMUNITY
INCREASING OF NOT SERIOUS CRIMES (PHYSICAL
INJURIES, RAPE, STEALING, HOLD-UPPING AND OTHERS)
INCREASING OF DRUG DEPENDENT AND DRUG PUSHER
FEAR OF RESIDENTS TO DRUG DEPENDENT AT NIGHT TIME
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BECOMES INACTIVE
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
D. EFFECT TO THE SOCIETY
INCREASING OF ANTI-SOCIAL CRIMES
INCREASING OF IMMORTALITY AND LOSS OF MORAL
FIBER (PROSTITUTION, PEDOPHILIA, CHILD ABUSE)
FAILURE OF SOCIAL VALUES IN THE COUNTRY
LIMITING MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE BEING FEAR TO DRUG
DEPENDENT AT NIGHT TIME
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
E. EFFECT TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
CORRUPTION OF SOME PERSONNEL
INEFFECTIVE OF NARCOTIC LAW
PRODUCES BAD IMAGE AND CREDIBILITY TO THE POLICE
AGENCY
LOSS OF TRUST, CONFIDENCE AND INTEGRITY AMONG SOME
POLICE PERSONNEL
TOO MUCH CARE OF DRUG DEPENDENT BY THE POLICE
PERSONNEL
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
F. EFFECT TO THE ECONOMY
SABOTAGE
USING A LOT OF MONEY FROM THE COUNTRY
SEVERE PROBLEM OF POVERTY
SLOW ECONOMIC GROWTH
MASSIVE CORRUPTION BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
OFFICIALS
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
G. EFFECT TO THE JUDICIARY
CORRUPTION OF THE COURT AND ONE-SIDED CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM
CORRUPTION OF SOME JUDICIAL PERSONNEL
CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF
NARCOTIC CASES
TOO MUCH CARE OF DRUG ABUSERS OF THE
DANGEROUS DRUG ACT
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
G. EFFECT TO THE JUDICIARY
PLEA BARGAINING AND DELAY OF INSTITUTING JUSTICE
ABOUT DRUG ABUSE
RECIDIVISM ON DRUG ABUSE INCREASES
LOSS OF TRUST, CONFIDENCE AND INTEGRITY OF
JUDICIAL SYSTEM BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC
EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE
H. THREAT TO THE
NATIONAL SECURITY
WEAPONS TO COMBAT THE
DRUG MENACE
WHAT PARENTS CAN DO?
PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE
PARENTS MUST SET AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD BEHAVIOR THEMSELVES
MAKE ALWAYS EMPHASIS OF “YOU CAN DO IT” AT HOME
HAVING AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP BASED ON TRUSTING AND
UNDERSTANDING
THEY MUST GIVE ALL THE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING THEY CAN DO
WEAPONS TO COMBAT THE
DRUG MENACE
MOST IMPORTANT DO’S AND DON’TS ABOUT
PARENTAL ATTITUDE OVER DRUG TAKING:
MAKE SURE YOU SET YOURSELF AS BEST EXAMPLE BEFORE
CONDEMNING ANY DRUG HABIT
BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE
TALK TO YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER
DON’T BE TOO SUSPICIOUS
WEAPONS TO COMBAT THE
DRUG MENACE
DRUG ABUSE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION
PROVIDING PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP HEALTHY
BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE DRUG TAKING
INTEGRATING DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION IN SCHOOL WITH
EMPHASIZING OF EFFECTS OF DRUG USE, EXCELLENCE IN
TEACHING AND OVERALL PERSONAL WELL-BEING
WEAPONS TO COMBAT THE
DRUG MENACE
WORDS AS WEAPONS
MUST INCLUDE AN INTENSIVE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN
TARGETING PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO BE PART OF
SUCCESS EFFORT IN REDUCING PRODUCTION OF DRUGS
JOINING THE CAMPAIGNS TO PROMOTE A “DRUG-FREE”
HOLISTICALLY
WEAPONS TO COMBAT THE
DRUG MENACE
THE VALUE OF TREATMENT PROGRAMS
TREATMENT STRATEGY:
RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL
NETWORK OF DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND ESTABLISHED
REFERRAL SYSTEMS
CONTINUING THE EVOLUTION OF SUCCESSFUL DRUG TREATMENT
DELIVERY SYSTEMS BY ENCOURAGING FUNDING AND PRIORITIES
BASED ON SPECIFIC NEEDS
WEAPONS TO COMBAT THE
DRUG MENACE
THE VALUE OF TREATMENT PROGRAMS
TREATMENT STRATEGY:
INTEGRATING DRUG TREATMENT SERVICES INTO THE GENERAL HEALTH
AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTING
DRUG-FREE TREATMENT PROGRAM WHERE APPLICABLE
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002
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