The document discusses drug abuse, including routes of drug administration, factors contributing to addiction, classes of abused drugs and their effects. It covers stimulants like cocaine and amphetamine, depressants like alcohol and barbiturates, opiates like heroin and morphine, cannabinoids like marijuana, and hallucinogens like LSD. Treatment involves medication, counseling, lifestyle changes and rehabilitation, while prevention focuses on legislation, controlling drug production, availability and dispensing, as well as education.

1. Drug Abuse
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2. Route of Administration
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Oral
Injection
Smoking
Snorting
Drugs
(sniffers)

3. Factors for addiction
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Genetic problem
Curiosity to drugs
Novelty
Love
Age
Emotion
Sociological state
Financial problem
Lack of Education

4. Classes of Abused Drugs
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Stimulant
Depressant
Opiates
Cannabinoids
Hallucinogens
Others

5. Stimulants
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Cocaine
Amphetamine
Methamphetamine
Caffeine
Nicotine

6. Effects of Stimulants
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Wakefulness
Alertness
Increased energy
Restlessness
Euphoria
Confusion
Reduced appetite, increased
talkativeness
– Increased breathing and heart rate
– Elevated blood pressure

7. Depressant
• Alcohol
-Rum, Beer, Whisky
• Barbiturates
-Phenobarbital, Secobarbital,
Thiopental
• Benzodiazepine
-Diazepam, Bromazepam,
Clonazepam

8. Effects of Depressant
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Highly addictive
Produces sedation,
Dizziness,
Hypnosis, anxiety
Permanently damage
the developing fetus

9. Opiates
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Opium
Morphine
Heroine
Codeine
Pentazocine

10. Effects of Opiates
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Strong Analgesic
Strong drugs dependency
Chronic constipation
Lowered rate of
breathing
• Lowered blood pressure

11. Cannabinoids
Effects
Such as – Marijuana
– TetrahydroCannabinols (THC)
– Hashish
– Ganja
•Depression, anxiety
•Blood infection
•Lung disorders
•Possibility for cancer
•Strong Drug
Dependency

12. Hallucinogens
• LSD
• MDMA
Effects
(3,4-methylenedioxy-N-
methylamphetamine)
• Phencyclidine
• Mescaline
• Psilocybin
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Rapid breathing
Increase in blood pressure
Increase body temperature
Increase heart rate
Dizziness, nausea and vomiting
Weight loss
Loss of apatite
Sleep disorders
Physical and mental dependency

13. Others
• Glues
• Paint thinners
• Sprays

14. Treatment
• By medication
such as- Neltrixon for opiates, alcohol addicted
person
- Bupropion used to treat tobacco addiction
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Counseling and support
Family and Group therapy
Changing life style
Making concentration to work
Rehabilitation

15. Prevention
• Making a legislation control over narcotic
and illegal drugs
• Controlling the production and dispensing
of these drugs
• Controlling the availability of these drugs
• Dispensing only according to a registered
physicians prescription
• By spreading knowledge about the
disastrous effect of abused drugs

16. Reference
• http://www.medindia.net/patients/patientin
• http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/dr

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