1. DRUG ABUSE Welcome to life orientation for grade 10 learners

2. Meet your teacher  MS SAMBO K. S

3. LEARNING OUTCOMES  After working through this unit, you should progressively know how to  Define what is drug abuse  Name types of drug abuse  Causes, effect and prevention  Early signs of drug abuse

4. INTRODUCTION In this unit, we will focus on drug abuse. Drug abuse is the most thing that effect the youth of today, especially learners in South African schools. It can be defined as any harmful or self- damaging substances that leads to addiction, the damages are such as liver, heart and lungs in a human body. Drug abuse are also called substance abuse.

5. CAUSES, EFFECT AND PREVENTION CAUSESEFFECTPREVENTION NO INTEREST IN CONVENTIONAL GOAL GET SUSPENDED AT SCHOOL KEEP A BALANCE LIFE- YOU MUST HAVE PRIORITIES AND GOAL IN YOUR LIFE FAMILY HISTORYPOOR PERFOMANCE AT SCHOOL GET HELP FROM TEACHERS OR LOCAL COMMUNITY PHYSICAL PROBLEMS OFTEN TO SUPPORT THEIR HABITS ENGAGE IN THEFT AND PETTY CRIMES EFFECTIVELY DEAL WITH PEER PRESSURE IN OTHER TO AVOID BAD INFLUENCE FROM FRIENDS PROBLEMS AT SCHOOLFREQUENT FIGHT AT SCHOOL, COMMUNITY AND ETC GET HELP FROM MENTAL ILLNESS FROM SOCIAL WORKERS AND ETC

6. TYPES OF DRUG ABUSE NAMESDESCRIPTION HEROINDIRECTLY FROM OPIUM POPPY ORIGINALLY CREATED TO CURE ADDICTION TO MORPHINE COCAINEOBTAIN FROM THE LIVES OF COCA PLANT STIMULANT TO NERVOUS SYSTEM METHAMPHETAMINEPOPULARY KNOWN AS METH OR ICE IT IS PSYCHOSTIMULANT COCAINEOFTEN KNOWN AS CRACK LSDSTAND FOR LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE ECSTASYMUCH LESS VISUAL WITH MORE STIMULANT EFFECT OPIUMFORMED BY THE LATEX RELEASED BY LACERATING MARIJUANAIT IS IN A HERBAL FORM PCPKNOWN AS PHENCYCLIDINE PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMCONTAINS PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES CALLED PSICYBIAN MUSHROOM

7. WARNING SIGNS  PHYSICALLoss of weight, unusual smell on breath, body and clothing BEHAVIOURALGetting into troubles ( fights, accidents and illegal activities ) PSYCHOLOGICAL Lack of motivation, Anxious and irritated

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