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INTRODUCTION
Introduction
ADDICTION
“The state of being enslaved to habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or
physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.”
Addiction is basically a mental disorder, in which, when someone is doing an activity or using a
substance over a prolonged period, his/her mind become habitual of that act or thing (that he/she
consumes) and ultimately his/her body. This thing results in a state in which a man feels
uncomfortable without it and he strive hard to continue his/her act.
DRUG1
"A drug is any substance (other than food that provides nutritional support) that, when inhaled,
injected, smoked, consumed, absorbed via a patch on the skin, or dissolved under the tongue causes
a temporary physiological (and often psychological) change in the body."
TYPES OF DRUGS
➢ Pharmaceutical Drug
"A pharmaceutical drug (also referred to as medicine, medication, or simply as drug) is a drug used
to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease."
Their common name is ‘medicine’, which are used by patient (suffered from some physiological
disease) to increase the immunity of their body against diseases.
➢ Addictive drugs
“Addictive drugs are drugs which have limitations on their ownership or use by a government, and
are illegal in certain situations (meaning a person is not allowed to have them).”
These are also medicine, in some cases, but due to their repetitive use they become addictive. While
many of addictive disease are used by man for a long time, to increase their mental strength to gain
confidence for different matters of life.
DRUG ADDICTION
A process in which someone use addictive drugs, to fulfill his/her need of addiction.
1 According to Wikipedia
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In most cases he/she become so much habitual of drug addiction that he/she do anything to get the
desired drug, even commit different crimes to satisfy his/her need and a drug addict become worse
on demand of drug by his body.
Drugs become more important for him/her than anything (relations, status, role in society etc.). In
the last his/her mind totally lost the body control and the alone director of victim is drug.
As the student are the future of a nation so the drug addiction in students not only affect them but,
also their families, society and ultimately the nation.
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SURVEY ON DRUG ADDICTION IN STUDENTS
We held an online survey (Drugs Questionnaire), all answers were completely anonymous and
confidential; even we don't know the identity of students who completed this survey. We asked
questions on both their personal drugs history and their attitudes to drugs, and what they think is the
best ways to deal with drugs. If a question was not relevant to them, or they did not wish to answer it,
they may skip it.
DRUGS QUESTIONNARE
We asked the following questions to 200+ students:
a) Female
b) Male
c) Other:
a) Under 10
b) 10-14 years
c) 15-17 years
d) 18-24 years
e) 24-30 years
f) Above 30
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
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a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
6. Which drugs have you tried? You may select more than one.
✓ Injecting Drugs
✓ Cannabis (Chars & Bhang)
✓ Opium (Afeen)
✓ Cocaine
✓ Heroin
✓ Naswar
✓ Sheesha
✓ Tobacco (Tambaku)
✓ Cigarette (Garda)
✓ Alcohol
✓ Other:
a) Daily
b) Once in a week
c) Several times in a week
d) Once in a month
e) Several times in a month
f) Only once or a few times.
g) No longer take drugs.
8. For which of the following reasons did you or your friends/family member take drugs? You may
tick more than one box.
✓ Depression
✓ Personal pleasure
✓ Social reasons (e.g. to fit in)
✓ Curiosity/to experiment with drugs
✓ Fashion
✓ Peer pressure
✓ Other:
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Usage of drugs:
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Parents/Guardians Awareness:
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SURVEY ON DRUG ADDICTION IN STUDENTS
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SURVEY ON DRUG ADDICTION IN STUDENTS
KEY FINDINGS
➢ More than 32% of students have used drugs at least one time in their life.
➢ More than 75% of parents/guardians are unaware that their children use drugs.
➢ Sheesha is the most used drug among students, more than 70% of students have smoked
Sheesha.
➢ Second most used drug is Tobacco, third is Alcohol, followed by Cannabis, Naswar and
Cocaine.
➢ 20.3% of students are daily users of drugs.
➢ 30.4% of students had taken drugs only once or a few times.
➢ 27.8% of students no longer take drugs.
➢ Major reason for drug usage in students is Curiosity/to experiment with drugs.
➢ Personal pleasure and Fashion are also major reasons for drug usage among students.
➢ Other reasons are Depression, Social reasons (e.g. to fit in) and Peer pressure.
“From my experience drug addict take drugs for tension releaser but actually it's not true. Every
drug addict coward to face responsibilities of life. They choose an easy way to get rid of life
difficulties. But that's not an actual way.”
" You can get rid of any drug by your loved one’s guidance”
“Drugs are awesome. I recommend you to use legal drugs like tobacco, Sheeha!”
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OTHER FACTS AND FIGURES
NGO Report
LAHORE SURVEY
Similarly, a recent study which included 10 schools and 2 universities from Lahore revealed that 57
percent of students reported the use of at least one drug.
Lahore Survey
Not Used
43% Used
57%
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OTHER FACTS AND FIGURES
UN REPORT
According to a UN report, there are 78% male and 22% female drug addicts in Pakistan
Gender Percentage
22%
78%
Male Female
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CAUSES OF DRUG ADDICTION
Why are some students able to resist drugs even when those around them abuse, while others seek
out drugs even if they are not readily available?
Scientist evaluating drug use and abuse have come up with some interesting observations.
Drug addiction is an overwhelming, uncontrollable need for drugs or alcohol despite the negative
consequences that may follow.
Obviously, the primary cause of drug abuse is use of drugs, but the predictors that seem to make
certain students more susceptible to drug addiction are as follows:
PEER PRESSURE
A come motive for first time drug and alcohol use is peer pressure. Peer pressure is defined as
influence from members of one's peer group. Peers are the people who are a part of the same group
you are, whether that's age, gender or education.
✓ Sad
✓ Guilty Figure 3: Peer Pressure is one the major cause
✓ Uncool
✓ Anxious
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CAUSES OF DRUG ADDICTION
DEPRESSION
Those students who suffer from depression or feelings of loneliness may become addicted to drugs,
as drugs may reduce the emotional pain they feel.
While drug is only a short-term fix for such a long-term problem but the person fails to see it as
such.
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CAUSES OF DRUG ADDICTION
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Students with psychological problems are more
susceptible to drug addiction than mentally healthy
ones.
That may be due to the feeling of complete freedom that they full advantage of, or may be due to
feeling of neglected and unloved by parents.
USE BY PARENTS
If parents use drugs, their children are more likely to use drugs, even if the parents say not to.
Figure 7: If parents are drug addicts, children are more likely to become drug addicts
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CAUSES OF DRUG ADDICTION
FASHION
One of the major reason of drug addition in drug addiction
in students is Fashion. Now a days use of drugs has become
a Fashion. According to our survey 33% of students use
drugs because of Fashion.
ANXIETY
Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, only about one-third of people with these conditions ever
receive medical treatment. Instead, they may choose to numb their anxiety to get through the day,
and to try to get more or better sleep, by drinking alcohol, smoking and/or taking prescription
and/or illicit drugs.
Overall, researchers estimate that 20% of people with an anxiety disorder also are addicted to
alcohol or other drugs.
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CAUSES OF DRUG ADDICTION
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
These causes great stress in the mind. Drugs are a route to escapism.
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EFFECTS OF DRUG ADDICTION ON STUDENTS
EDUCATIONAL INEFFICIENCY
Drug addiction in students adversely affects
their academic efficiency as drugs cause:
HEALTH PROBLEMS
Drugs abuse have negative impacts on both physical and mental health leading
"co-occurring mental health disorders" whose prolonged use can have fatal consequences.
➢ Irregular heartbeat
➢ Weakened immune system
➢ Rapid weight loss
➢ increased rates of cancer
➢ Insomnia
➢ Fertility complications
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EFFECTS OF DRUG ADDICTION ON STUDENTS
BEHAVIOR ALTERATIONS
Addicted students face irregular behavior complications, often experience mood swings. Some are
enlisted below:
➢ Impulsiveness
➢ Aggression
➢ Hallucination
➢ Paranoia
➢ Confusion
➢ Loss of Self control
➢ Depression
ECONOMICAL ISSUES
Addiction can cause addicted individuals to
become desperate. Desperate enough to do
anything to get next fix. Addicts can resort to:
➢ Stealing
➢ Armed robbery
➢ Domestic violence
➢ Fighting
PERSONALITY
The psychological side effects of drugs abuse can dramatically change an individual’s
personality
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EFFECTS OF DRUG ADDICTION ON SOCIETY
LOSING FAMILY:
The ratio of homeless children increases in the community as
due to drug abuse they often are subjected to violence, abuse as
well as money problems. Children in such environment are removed and placed in state custody and
its cost the state each year.
VIOLENCE:
Drug abuse makes you violent and often makes you unstable. Violent drug abusers can pose threat
and harm to the society or neighborhood they live in as their sudden outbursts of angers are
unpredictable.
FINANCIAL ISSUES:
Crime is attributed largely to drug abuse. Most of the addicts try to attain money for purchasing and
when a deal goes wrong or they are unable to attain money, they act out violently which is
dangerous. Half of the people who were arrested for serious crimes were under drug influence.
Society then must pick up the cost for court and law enforcement.
JOBS:
Drug abuse makes you lose your credibility and people lose jobs because of it which causes a stress
on the society as well because they lose workforce.
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WHAT ISLAM SAYS ABOUT DRUGS?
5:90
ٌ ْصابُ َو ْاْل َ ْز ََل ُم ِرج
س ِم ْن َ يَا أَيُّ َها الَّذِينَ آ َمنُوا إِنَّ َما ْال َخ ْم ُر َو ْال َم ْيس ُِر َو ْاْل َ ْن
َان فَاجْ ت َ ِنبُوهُ لَ َعلَّ ُك ْم ت ُ ْف ِلحُون
ِ طَ ش ْي
َّ َع َم ِل ال
what means:
"O You who believe! Indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other
than Allah], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that
you may be successful."[Quran: 5:90]
Allah Almighty has described using intoxicants, amongst other things, as being appalling,
despicable and hateful acts of Satan, and He has commanded us to abstain from them. Allah,
thereafter, states in the next verse,
5:91
ضا َء فِي ْال َخ ْم ِر َو ْال َم ْيس ِِر َ طانُ أ َ ْن يُوقِ َع َب ْينَ ُك ُم ْال َعدَ َاوة َ َو ْال َب ْغ
َ ش ْي
َّ ِإنَّ َما ي ُِريد ُ ال
ْ ُ ْ َ
َصَلةِ ۖ فَ َه ْل أنت ْم ُمنتَ ُهون َ َّ َّللاِ َو َع ِن ال ْ
َّ صدَّك ْم َع ْن ِذك ِر ُ ُ ََوي
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WHAT ISLAM SAYS ABOUT DRUGS?
"Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and
gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. So will you not
desist?[Quran: 5:91]
This Aayah (verse) tells us how it is a detestable act of Satan, because intoxicants, in addition
to sowing the seeds of enmity, prevent one from the remembrance of Allah.
Bear in mind that when the term intoxicant is used, it also encompasses narcotics, because
they too, among other things, result in the loss of self-control. There are also many narrations
stated by the Noble Prophet (may Allah exalt his mention) with regards to intoxicants,
such as:
➢ Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of
Allah said: "Every intoxicant is Khamr (wine) and every intoxicant is Haraam
(unlawful). Whosoever drinks wine in this world and dies whilst having consumed it
and not having repented from it will not drink it in the next world [i.e.
in Paradise]." [Muslim]
➢ Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of
Allah said: "If a habitual drunkard dies, he will meet Allah like the one who
worships idols." [Ahmad & Ibn Maajah]
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Imaam Qiraafi states that all the scholars of his period agreed that its consumption is
Haraam.
According to three prominent Imaams (Shaafi'i, Maalik and Ahmad), consuming anything
intoxicating, however small the amount, will bring the legal punishment of eighty lashes to
the person. However, according to the Hanafi school, if an intoxicating amount has been
taken, then, according to Imam Muhammad, Hadd will be necessary. According to Imaam
Abu Haneefah and Imaam Abu Yusuf, he will be reprimanded severely, but the Hadd will not
be imposed.
Ta'zeer is such a punishment that holds no specific amount and is for the discretion of the
Judge. We should note that according to some scholars, in certain cases, Ta'zeer could prove
to be more severe than the Hadd itself, such as when the person persistently commits the
crime.
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GOVERNMENT STEPS
Government Steps
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN is playing a vital rule in controlling the drug addiction in the future of
Pakistan. Many laws and institutes are developed to control this disease.
➢ Many NGO’s work in this regard like in October 2016, an NGO report revealed that almost
53% student and young children at large school chain in Islamabad have been found to be
addicted to various kind of drugs ranging from soft to hard. Most of the children belong to
the elite or rich class where affordability is not an issue.
➢ The SENATE STANDING COMMITTE on interior narcotics control showed grave concern
over this report. The recent arrest of a gang leader, by security forces.
➢ ANTI-NARCOTICS FORCE (ANF), involved in suppling drugs to students in Islamabad is a
worth mentioning achievement to curb this menace.
➢ The SENATE STANDING COMMITTE declare a war on drug suppling gangs, which was
fully endorsed by the committee.
➢ It is a fact that AFGANISTAN on one hand suppling a large amount of drug in Pakistan
through PAK AFGAN boarder, so the government of Pakistan trying to control this supply.
➢ CCTV cameras are used in school, college and even university levels to take an eye on the
students during their study time.
➢ Government trying to reduce the publicity of cigarette companies on TV and in form of
posters in the whole country.
➢ Government also enforce the cigarette producing companies to reduce the most harmful
drug materials in producing the cigarette.
➢ Government is trying to ban that places from where the drug is supply to the students and
where the students go for using drugs like smoking corners, sheesha point etc.
➢ Students are invited in many seminars for producing awareness in the students by many
NGO’s.
➢ Selling Tobacco to under 18 is banned by Government of Pakistan.
➢ Cigarette can only be sold on packing.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations
➢ Awareness and prevention of drug use are the key to fight the menace of harmful drugs.
➢ We should equip parents, teachers and families on early signs and symptoms of drug use at
home, schools and among friends.
➢ We should focus on the students in Pakistan to have access to information on drugs and the
consequences that most of them are not aware of.
➢ The theatre plays, video clips, documentaries and real story based films would certainly
influence those who are vulnerable to drugs, those who regularly use them and for the public
at large.
➢ The foremost objective should be to involve educational institutes as partners to fight drugs
use.
➢ We should guide the students not to try drugs in curiosity, as it may lead to addiction.
➢ We should include syllabus that educate students on drug use and its harmful effects on
health.
➢ Parents/Guardians must take a check on children.
➢ We, as students should try to keep ourselves and are friends as much away from drugs as
possible.
Conclusion
Conclusion is that drug addiction is not just an affliction for the addicts but the whole society is
effected from this. We should all try to eliminate this activity from our society. Everyone should play
his/her role to eliminate drug addiction. No one can eradicate this curse alone. Everyone must
cooperate with other people and institutes in order to make our society a “Drug-Free Society.”
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CONCLUSION
SUBMITTED TO:
Miss Sumayya Zulfqar
SUBMITTED BY:
Sociology (Group II)
Section B
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