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Drug Abuse
Objective: To find out the effects of drug addiction in society and the roles played by national and international organizations to solve such problems.
Introduction:
A drug is a substance used as an intoxicant (a substance that makes the user excited and loses control). People get addicted to it and can’t live without it. It damages both the user’s mind and body. Some drugs take short time to kill the users whereas some others long time. Thus, any substance that affects our mind and damages our body is considered a drug.
Drug abuse is one of the serious social problems. Generally, drugs are illegal. Some drugs supplied by drug traffickers are Ganja, Bhang, Heroin, smack, cocaine, etc. It is very difficult to stop international drug trafficking because:
- They use their boats, ships, or aeroplanes
- They have a very good network in checkpoints in different countries
- They have involved many people in this business in which people are attracted for earning money overnight
- Tobacco and alcohol are legal but they are dangerous drugs that damage our both minds and body.
The major effects of drugs are:
- Excitement
- Dreaming and talking about a lot of unnecessary things
- Diseases like brain damage, cancer, hepatitis B, HIV, etc.
- Death
Causes of drug addiction:
- Excessive freedom
- Mental disturbance
- Teenage excitement
- Family problem
- Peer pressure
- Very high expectation of youths
- Advertisements inspire youth to imitate
- Drug traders abuse them for their criminal purpose
Preventive measures and solutions:
- Strict laws should be made and implemented to check out the drug traffickers
- A long term solution is “Say No to Drugs”
- Counselling
- Positive attitude towards drug addicts
- Make drug addicts aware that there are other important things in life
- Media war on drugs
- Stop advertising alcohol
- Keep drug addiction and other related problems in the syllabus of different levels
- Rehabilitation centres should be established
- More organizations like INF (International Nepal Fellowship) and DAPAN (Drug Abuse Prevention Association of Nepal) should be established.
Group Activities:
- Compose a story of a drug addict on how drug addiction ruins his life.
- Make a poster to raise awareness against drug addiction by youths.
- Explain any 4 major causes of drug addiction
- Explain any 4 major preventive measures/solutions to drug addiction.
- Prepare a chart showing the effects of drug abuse
Presentation: All groups present their work in 10 minutes
Assignment:
- International drug trafficking is very difficult to stop. What kind of policies and programs should all the countries make to stop it together?
Source: Newspapers, ways to control international drug trafficking from the internet, teachers, and family members.
Presentation for the next day: Group D
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- A short skit on a drug addict. Need to follow the major 4 effects of drug addiction. In the end, drug addict dies and others do not dare to think about it.