Definitions:


Drug Abuse
Drug Addiction
Drug Dependence
Drug Habit
Drug Tolerance
Drug Syndicate

2. Signs of Drug Abuse

3. Signs of Abuse of
   Specific Drugs

4. Hazards and
   Effects

6. Types:
   
   Depressants/Sedatives
   
   Narcotics
   Opium
   heroin
   Morphine
   Barbiturates
   Tranquillizers
   

   Stimulants
   
   Amphetamines
   Cocaine
   

   Hallucinogens
   
   Mescalene
   Marijuana
   LSD
   

7. Ecstacy

8. Other substances of
   Abuse

9. Teenagers and Drugs

10. Street Drugs

11. Drugs in the Elderly

12. Drugs in Sports

13. Abuse and Misuse of
    legal Drugs

14. Dependence on
    Analgesics

15. How to Recognize drug abuse
    and addiction

Signs of abuse of specific drugs:

1. The glue sniffer:
   odor of substance sniffed or inhaled in his breath and on his clothes; running nose and watering eyes; body instability and poor muscular control; drowsiness or unconsciousness; presence of plastic, paper bag or rags containing dry plastic cement.

2. The goofball or Depressant abuser:
   symptoms of alcohol drunkenness without any odor of alcohol in the breath; staggering or stumbling in classrooms or halls; drowsiness or sleeping in class; lack of interest in school activities; physical and mental disorientation.

3. The Bennie or stimulant abuser:
   irritable, argumentative, nervous and unable to sit still in the classroom; dilated pupils; dry mouth and nose marked by frequent licking of lips, rubbing and scratching of the nose; chain-smoking; bad breath; goes long periods without eating or sleeping.

4. The narcotic abuser:
   inhaling heroin in powder form leaves traces of white powder around the nostrils, causing redness and rawness; injecting heroin leaves scars on the inner surface of the arms and elbows, causing the "mainliner" to wear long sleeved shirts to hide the needle marks; syringes, bent needles in their lockers, a sure sign of an addict; in the classroom, the "junkie" or narcotic abuser is lethargic, drowsy and fails to respond to light; constricted eye pupils.

5. The pot or Marijuana abuser:
   in the early stages, he may appear animated and hysterical, goes into rapid and loud talking, bursts of laughter; in the later stages, he is sleepy. His sense of space is distorted.

6. The Psychedelic or Hallucinogen abuser:
   sits or reclines quietly in a dream- or trance-like state when in a "good trip" or drug experience; becomes fearful and tries to escape from his group when on the "bad trip"; sharp changes in mood and behavior; sharp changes in sense or perception or sight, hearing, touch body-image and time.