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    Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease characterized by compulsive drug use despite harmful consequences. People take drugs to fit in, escape problems, relieve boredom, seem grown up, rebel, or experiment. There are several types of drugs including depressants like alcohol, stimulants like cocaine, and hallucinogens like LSD. The effects of drugs depend on personal factors like body size and mood as well as how tolerant the person is. Ways to prevent substance abuse include effectively dealing with peer pressure, coping with life stresses, getting help for mental illness, addressing risk factors, and maintaining a balanced life.

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    Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease characterized by compulsive drug use despite harmful consequences. People take drugs to fit in, escape problems, relieve boredom, seem grown up, rebel, or experiment. There are several types of drugs including depressants like alcohol, stimulants like cocaine, and hallucinogens like LSD. The effects of drugs depend on personal factors like body size and mood as well as how tolerant the person is. Ways to prevent substance abuse include effectively dealing with peer pressure, coping with life stresses, getting help for mental illness, addressing risk factors, and maintaining a balanced life.

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    Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease characterized by compulsive drug use despite harmful consequences. People take drugs to fit in, escape problems, relieve boredom, seem grown up, rebel, or experiment. There are several types of drugs including depressants like alcohol, stimulants like cocaine, and hallucinogens like LSD. The effects of drugs depend on personal factors like body size and mood as well as how tolerant the person is. Ways to prevent substance abuse include effectively dealing with peer pressure, coping with life stresses, getting help for mental illness, addressing risk factors, and maintaining a balanced life.

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    SUBMITTED TO : MISS SAMREEN SUBMITTED BY : KOUSAR SHAHEEN & NIMRAH HASEEB

    Introduction:
    What is drugs?
    A drug is any chemical you take that affects the way your body works.

    What is drug addiction?


    Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences.

    People take drugs because they want to change something about their live. Here are some of the reasons young people have given for taking drugs:
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    To fit in To escape or relax To relieve boredom To seem grown up To rebel To experiment

    Types of Drugs :
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    Depressants
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    Alcohol Inhalants (solvents, aerosols, petrol, glue) Opiates (heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone) Minor tranquillisers (Valium, Serapax, Rohypnol, Temazapam) Amphetamines (speed) Caffeine (cola, coffee) Cocaine MDMA/Ecstasy (also hallucinogenic) Nicotine (cigarettes) Dissociative anaesthetics (PCP, Ketamine - also depressant) LSD (acid) Mescaline Psilocybin (magic mushrooms) Marijuana (also depressant)

    Stimulants
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    Hallucinogens
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    The effects of a drug depend on the type of drug and a range of personal and environmental factors. Some factors to consider include:
    A person's physical characteristics. The proportion of body. The person's mood and environment . Tolerance to the drug. Drugs effect on society. Drugs effect the mind.

    Top 5 ways to prevent substance abuse:


    1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Effectively deal with peer pressure. Deal with life pressure. Get help for mental illness. Look at risk factors. Keep a balanced life.

    In conclusion, although the problem of drugs may seem impossible to eliminate, there are concrete steps that can be taken to weaken the hold of drugs on society. The danger from drugs is too great to ignore for us and our children.

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