‘Prevent Drug Abuse’

What Is Addictions?

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Addiction

The definition of addiction implies the use of a toxic addictive properties, which generate a dependency in patients. Represents one of the most important health problems worldwide. Addictions to alcohol and snuff affect millions of people, being the direct cause of death of nearly 65 percent of neoplastic diseases and more than 50 percent of mortality from accidents. Considering that accidents and tumor diseases are among the main causes of global mortality, we can say a high number of deaths is directly caused by alcohol and snuff. (more…)

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What is a drug?

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

A classic definition given by the World Health Organization can guide us in trying to understand what these substances we call drugs, and to know what preventive actions can be made:

WHO says: “Drug” is any substance which, introduced into the body through any route of administration, produces a somewhat altered from the natural functioning of the central nervous system of the individual and is also likely to create dependence, either psychological, physical or both.

Proper understanding of this definition tells us a lot about drugs:

Substances. Drugs are substances, which excludes the “drug addiction” behaviors such as compulsive gambling, watching too much television, video games, etc.. These behaviors of dependency or addiction are not set with a substance or drug.

All … Both the legal and illegal: the legal approach is not valid towards prevention. In fact, the most consumed drugs in our society that cause most problems are the snuff and alcohol permitted for use.

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Drugs in Figure

Saturday, March 20th, 2010


In France, 8% of students and school children aged between 16 and 20 are regular users of drugs in 1986. Pakistan, there are 2.2 million heroin addicts (government figures). Morocco has not escaped this global trend, although the situation is less dramatic than other countries, industrialized or developing.
Nevertheless, the past fifteen years the use and abuse of drugs have experienced a resurgence. A study nationally, recently conducted under the auspices of the Ministry of Health in schools and universities showed that the frequency of smoking at some point of life is 21%, that of cannabis (kif , hashish) is 8.7%. In psychiatric hospitals, 10% of hospitalizations are directly related to the consequences of drugs. In academia, 20% of students have been in contact with drugs, including 3 to 5% on a regular basis. Moreover, if drug users were recruited mainly in males, the trend is the increase in the female. The use of heroin and cocaine is increasingly found in larger cities, particularly in the north.

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Comprehensive Review of Prevent Drug Abuse

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

The comprehensive review included several steps, including:

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Background & Activities to Prevent Drugs & Alcohol

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

NNADAP was introduced in the mid-1970s, as part of a pilot project to fight against the abuse of alcohol and drugs. We made it a permanent program in 1982, saw “the urgency of the problem manifest abuse of alcohol and drug use among First Nations and Inuit (trans. free). This stability has fostered better coordination with other programs promoting health and sobriety in the community.

NNADAP has more than 550 prevention programs and more than 700 workers – almost all employed by the Inuit and First Nations. Activities vary depending on the number of inhabitants and the needs of each community and the availability of skilled workers, but they can be divided into three main categories

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Preventing Drug Abuse

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Guidance for parents :

1. It’s good to talk to children about snuff, alcohol and other drugs.
You may find they have misconceptions and misconceptions about the properties of drugs. You can help their children have adequate information.

2. It’s really great to listen to children.
Children can speak better on a topic with parents who are good listeners. If you were listening attentively and actively, their children will share their experiences.

3. It’s very good to help children feel good about yourself.
Your children will feel better if you tend to value their achievements and their efforts (regardless of the outcome). Strengthen your self-esteem if they evaluated their actions and not criticize them as persons.

4. It is very important that you help your children develop strong values and appropriate.
A strong system of values and principles can help them make decisions based on facts, not pressure from his friends, colleagues. To help them, their own messages on this subject should be clear and consistent, reasoning together their claims.

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