Drug addiction and community

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Drug addiction and community




















By
Beni Maya Ghalley
Class XII (Sci.) ‘A’
Gyalposhing Higher Secondary School
Monggar Bhutan











Introduction: 3
What is a drug? 3
History of drug: 3
Drug cult: 5
Sports Drug use: 6
What is Drug abuse? 6
Types of drug abuse 6
Some commonly abused drugs: 9
What is Drug dependence/addiction? 10
Why people abuse drugs? 10
Effects of drug use: 11
Treatment of drug abuse 12
Adolescents and drug use: 12
Combating drug abuse 13
Role of World Health Organisation: 14
Drug problem in Bhutan: 15
Conclusion: 16
References: 17


1. Introduction:

In a community, there are both individual and social problems. When individual problems affect a large number of people, they become social problems. One of the present day social problems is drug addiction. Drug addiction is defined as a state of periodi...