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General Information on Drug Addiction.

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 Created By: Shabrez Noorani General Trivia Drug abuse or substance abuse is an illness that is characterised by a destructive patterned use of (mostly) illegal or legal drugs or medication. The condition affects the person’s brain and behaviour such that they are unable to control the use of drug to the point that it interferes with their ability to function. Drug user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods that are harmful to themselves or others. Drug abuses can cause long term damage to the body. Drug addicts who use needles are at a greater risk of having HIV and Hepatitis B & C infections.    Some Common Used Drugs Alcohol Cocaine Opioids Benzodiazepines Cannabis Barbiturates Amphetamine Hallucinogens Inhalants Club Drugs There are over 200 million drug users around the world & the problem keeps increasing at an alarming rate especially among young adults under age of 30. Why is it used? Clinically observed association of drug abuse & depressi...
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Patient Name: Mr. First and Ralith Milith.

By: S. Shabrez Noorani Ralith Milith member Tajamul  got a call from a person who wanted to share the tale of his dreaded past as an addict and his painful present. Mr. First (name chnaged) who was currently in drug withdrawal phase . This story can crumble anyone’s heart as it brings how drug pandemic is spreading even after being at constant check by authorities and how drug paddler’s are Ten steps ahead in destroying and annihilating this paradise. Drugs dont only kill, they destroy families, alienate them in their own area where they lived their whole life. Without further impediment we begin aur interview with Mr. First. Q: Since when did you start taking drugs? A: I started taking drugs from march when COVID-19 lockdown was initiated. Q: What were the reasons you started this? A: Personal issues and problems at home. (Patient didn’t want to speak about them) Q: When u were depressed, how did u got into contact with drugs? A: A guy (drug peddler) was distributing them in bemin...
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Mental Health

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By: S. Shabrez Noorani   Talking about substance abuse we cannot forget the factors leading to it. One of the greatest factor is mental stress.  While reading about drug abuse, I read a quote “ its not the drugs that make a drug addict, its the need to escape the reality”. I used to think an addicts life start when he is exposed by a friend to this and than seeking and consuming the drugs become compulsive. This is half truth. A research conducted by Dr. Humaira Azim (Titled: Case studies of drug abused youth of kashmir Valley) on 18 respondents found out how it becomes a need in the area that is turmoil ridden. A study conducted by Syed Amin and A. W Khan (Titled: life in conflict)  found out in kashmir the conflict has affected 55.72% of population. Further breaking it into age group it was found the prevalence of depression is highest (66.67%) in the 15 to 25 years age group, followed by 65.33 in 26 to 35 years age group. Unfortunately these are the age groups where dr...
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Kashmir Drug Abuse

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Kashmir has been through the two decades of turmoil that resulted in an increase of psychiatric illness and psychosocial disturbances. A number of psychiatric problems have emerged like Depression, OCD, PTSD, Drug Addiction, etc. As long as the problem of drug addiction in Kashmir is concerned it has observed that this conflict ridden region has a tremendous rise in substance abusers over the past decade. United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) reported that around 70000 people are drug addicts in the Kashmir valley alone among which 21700 are females.                                                                               Representational Pic Several studies conducted in the valley revealed that youth particularly between the age group of 17-30 involved in this menace of drug addi...
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