This document discusses drug abuse as a social problem and provides information about drugs, why people become addicted, the effects of addiction, statistics about drug use in Pakistan, efforts to address the problem, and potential solutions. It defines drugs as substances that alter normal body function when absorbed and lists several common drugs of abuse. It then discusses various social, psychological, and environmental factors that can contribute to drug addiction, as well as the negative personal and societal impacts of drug abuse.

2. Drugs abuse is a social problem

3. What are Drugs???
A drug, broadly
speaking, is any
substance that,
when absorbed into
the body of a living
organism, alters
normal body
function.

4. They include drugs such as:
● Cocaine
● Marijuana
● Chars
● Bhang
● Opium
● Morphine
● Alcohols
● Benzodiazepine
Etc.

5. Why People become
addicted of narcotics?
● Medical/
Accidental
● Psycho
neurotic
● Psychopaths
● Psychotic

6.  Due to poor group
association
 Due to bad relationship or
breakage in past
 Disorganized family
 Bad relationship with
their parents
 Peer pressure
 Rejections by society
 Frustration
 Death of dear one
 Unemployment
 Inter familial conflicts

7.  Lack of goal direction in life
 Mental punishment or torture
 Rigid teaching techniques
 Easy access to drugs
 Addiction to prescribed medicine
 Involvement of administration in drug mafia
especially The Police

Etc.

8. Recent surveys reveal that
Drug addicts are usually
between ages of 21-30 years.
76% heroin addicts,61% tablet
addicts and 43% opium addicts
became addicted through their
friends
Only 13% addicts were found
educated
55% of addicts were married
24 year age is average addicts
age in Pakistan

9.  attitude of drug addict towards his family or
society???
 feelings of an addict when he is on drug???

10.  Sudden deaths
 Broken homes
 Lost productivity
 Economic pressure to
maintain habit
 Development of
criminal behaviors
 Changing attitudes
towards others

11.  27% of total HIV positives are injected drugs
addicts
 125,000 injected drug addicts and most of them
share common needles.

12.  In 2003 cultivation of 6703  There are 90,000(0.7%)
hectors in Pakistan, in 2004. addicts in KPK,
2005, 2006, and 2007 it was 200,000(0.4%) addicts in
6694, 3145, 1909 and 2306 Punjab, 87,000(0.4%) in
hectors respectively. Sindh and 45,000 (1%) in
 628,000 heroin addicts in Baluchistan.(2008)
Pakistan(2008)  34% bhang addicts of total
 100% increase in injected drug addicts(IDDRP)
drugs addicts (2007)  there are 100,000 more
 63,938% increase in tablets heroin addicts in Pakistan
narcotics addicts(2006) every year.(HEC)
 heroin seizures in Pakistan  affect their 20 million
increased to 187,909 kg from dependants also by psycho-
32,228 kg(2007) social pressure.(UNESCO)
(United Nations)

13.  Police
 Rangers
 Pakistan Coast Guards
 Airport Security Force
 Frontier Corps
 Federal Investigation Agency
 Inter-Services of Intelligence
 Anti Narcotics Force

14.  Psychological solutions/ Contra normative
control
 Sociological solutions/ by compensation of
feelings
 Socio-psychological solutions/ scientifically
learning how gradual withdrawal is possible

15.  crash programs through  Campaigns for HIV/AIDS
mass media should also be run
 drug screening test should  A sensation of equality
be introduced  Education awareness
 Anti Narcotics Force  Employment chances
should be given power of  Every individual should
attorney avoid to play with
 FIA’s anti narcotics wing emotions
should be screened  After their treatment
 Treatment and society should accept
rehabilitation them open heartedly
 Pakistan Penal Code  Parental control
should be reconsidered  Society should treat drug
 Court trail system should addicts also in a peaceful
be quicker manner

16. Very Much…..