TOPIC : DRUGS AT UNIVERSITY

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I : THE CAUSES OF DRUGS AT
UNIVERSITY
I- THE TYPES OFDRUGS
II- THE CAUSES OF DRUGS

CHAPTER II : THE CONSEQUENCES AND SOLUTIONS

OF DRUGS AT UNIVERSITY
I- THE CONSEQUENCES

II- THE SOLUTIONS

CONCLUSION

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 INTRODUCTION
A drug is a chemical, biochemical or natural compound
capable of altering one or more neuronal activities and/or disrupting
neuronal communications. Drug use among college students is
generally high and may be part of a broader pattern of behavioral
problems and risk-taking. Any measures taken must therefore address
the determinants of these general behaviors rather than drug use in
isolation.

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 CHAPTER I : THE TYPES AND CAUSES OF
DRUGS AT UNIVERSITY
I- THE TYPES OF DRUGS
Alcohol
Alcohol is considered one of the oldest psychoactive products.
Since Antiquity, its consumption has been synonymous with
celebration and ritual. It was also used as an anesthetic during
Napoleonic campaigns. Doctors were allowed to prescribe them
during prohibition. From a scientific point of view, alcohol or
ethanol is a small molecule known for its rapid diffusion, only a
few minutes after absorption. Alcohol is known for its ability to
relax and disinhibit consumers. There are two phases: an initial
phase of euphoria and excitement followed by a phase of
sedation and falling asleep.
Tobacco
Currently, tobacco is a plant cultivated throughout the world.
The tobacco that we smoke is obtained by drying and
fermenting the leaves. In the past, tobacco was consumed by
Native Americans, for its therapeutic, spiritual side or for simple
pleasure. It appeared in Europe in the 16th century. Its
psychostimulant, appetite suppressant and antidepressant sides
quickly made it essential, especially since the lack of nicotine
causes a negative mood. The effect of tobacco is short-lived,
which is why its consumption becomes more frequent and
repeated. In addition to nicotine, thousands of compounds
contained in tobacco are believed to promote dependence.
Psychotropic medications
There are several categories of medications: hypnotics (sleeping
pills and sedatives), anxiolytics (tranquilizers), antidepressants,
neuroleptics (drugs used in the treatment of psychoses),
stimulants and corticosteroids. Among the best known, Prozac,
Rohypnol, Valium, or Artane (anti-Parkinsonian). There are
therefore medications for all the “sufferings” of life.
Organic solvents
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 Organic solvents are chemical, volatile or gaseous products
which, when inhaled, act on the nervous system and cause a
form of intoxication. We find certain gases such as nitrous oxide
(called laughing gas), anesthetic gas (generally used at techno
parties), pure oxygen, lighter gas (rich in propane and butane).

II- THE CAUSES OF DRUGS

Among the factors that can explain both drug use and
criminal behavior, we must mention poverty, lack of attachment
to social values, personality disorders, association with people
who use drugs or involved in delinquency and loss.
In addition, they:
 Looking for effects to have fun or relax, to feel good with
others, especially during evenings.
 Live a different experience: the teenager is looking for a new,
stronger sensation and to go beyond what he can usually feel.
 Want to face a difficult situation: taking a product is considered
the only solution to manage their emotions and their suffering.
Anxiety, relationship problems, past trauma and feelings of
unease are often at the origin of these uses.
 Want to belong to a group: the concern for recognition or
belonging to a group is very important among teenagers.
Acceptance comes through taking the product “doing like
everyone else”.
 want to improve their performance: the social pressure around
success is sometimes difficult to manage for teenagers. Taking a
product like a doping agent or reducing the effects of stress are
sometimes found among younger people.

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 CHAPTER II : THE CONSEQUENCES AND
SOLUTIONS OF DRUGS AT
UNIVERSI
TY
I- THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRUGS
Drug use causes short and long term harm :
 In the short term, the main effects are violence as a victim or
perpetrator, unwanted and unprotected sexual relations, road
accidents, injuries due to falls or drowning.
 In the long term, the consumption of narcotics and alcohol is
responsible for irreversible damage to brain development, the
occurrence of pathologies such as schizophrenia, depression,
high blood pressure and cardiovascular accidents. Tobacco,
cannabis and alcohol increase the risk of developing cancers,
pulmonary and cardiovascular pathologies and more particularly
cancers of the aerodigestive tract and lungs.
The effects of drugs on young people are all the more dangerous
as their growth is not complete. These vary considerably from
one young person to another. However, we can cite:
 School failure
 Isolation and inhibition
 The loss of learning
 Dropping out of school
 Psychiatric vulnerability
 General disinvestment

II- THE SOLUTIONS TO CURB DRUG

CONSUMPTION
These are :
► "First of all, we must maintain the dialogue and be attentive
to his adolescence, ask him about his day, how he is... even if
the answer is often invariably the same. Because asking this
question is telling him that "We're interested in him,

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recommends Dr. Martini. It's also about keeping a certain kind
distance from him: knowing not to be far away, without being
too close." Young consumer consultations (CJC) are also there
to take stock with him and his family.
► Addiction care, support and prevention centers (CSAPA) also
provide and offer individualized support around a
multidisciplinary team. Hospital services specializing in
addiction also welcome adolescents and their entourage.
►The doctors present offer a cessation program in the event of
moderate consumption or substitution treatment in the event of
greater use, in particular of opiates. Weaning can be outpatient
or inpatient, depending on the young person's choice and the
extent of their dependence. “Remote monitoring of withdrawal
is essential to avoid relapses. The treating doctor can also be
contacted,” specifies our expert.
In addition, we can add the surroundings and the living
environment. Studies have shown that there is a correlation
between poverty and drug use; the importance of supervision,
monitor his associates; establish a climate of trust; be there for
him; encourage him to develop his passions.

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 CONCLUSION
At the end of this survey of sociological literature, we
can more easily understand that drug use is not only objective
social practices, but also subjective experiences, as well as the
object of interventions by agencies and mechanisms. of
regulation which, by seeking to control them, contribute to
making them exist in a singular light: drug problems have thus
long been identified with only "collectively treated problems",
notably with drug addiction alone, until sociology , among other
disciplines, discovers multiple and very diversified practices.