Drugs addiction in current scenario & Awareness session.pptx

Legal Perspective or Drugs and course of action about the Drugs addiction

1. Drug Addiction and Legal Defense in India G. ARUNKRISHAN, B.Sc., LLB., MA, M.Sc. M.Phil., Advocate & Legal Consultant இந்தியாவில் போதைப் பழக்கம் மற்றும் சட்டப் பாதுகாப்பு

2. DRUGS இந்தியாவில் போதைப் பழக்கம் மற்றும் சட்டப் பாதுகாப்பு

3. What are Drugs? Drugs are chemicals and substances that affect both our mind and body. The prolonged use of drugs may lead to physical and psychological dependence. An overdose of any drug may lead to Death.

4. Types of drugs: Stimulants (uppers) – Speed up the brain and central nervous system. Examples are caffeine (coffee, tea) nicotine (cigarettes), amphetamines, speed, cocaine and Diet pills . Depressants (downers) – Slow down the brain and central nervous system. Examples are alcohol, beer, wine, vodka, gin etc. heroin, tranquilizers, and sleeping pills.

5. Hallucinogens – These drugs alter the user’s state of consciousness. (Distort auditory and visual sensations) Examples are LSD, ecstasy, magic mushrooms, and marijuana.

6. Alcohol goes directly from our digestive system into our blood and within minutes spreads to the entire body, including the brain • It spreads evenly throughout the brain which gets the highest concentration because it gets more blood than any other part of the body ALCOHOL

7. Alcohol Physical Effects : • Co-ordination is impaired, clumsiness, slower reflexes • High blood pressure, damage to the heart • Liver damage • If drinking when pregnant, FASD • Life-threatening when mixed with other drugs Mental and Emotional : • Behave in ways that you normally wouldn’t • Increase in aggressive and violent behaviour • Problems with college and learning

8. ALCOHOL and the LIVER The liver removes poisons – including alcohol from the body • People who drink regularly can have serious liver damage and may even get liver cancer • If the liver is damaged badly enough, it can stop working, causing the person to Die.

9. NICOTINE • Most addictive drug • Causes more long-term health problems than any other drug • Adults are smoking less, younger people under 18 smoke more • When someone stops smoking they have: strong cravings irritability (everything gets on nerves) thoughts of it-can’t stop thinking about it

10. MARIJUANA • Marijuana is the most common illegal drug around • Comes from a plant called “cannabis” • Some people call it pot, weed, grass, hash, smoke or ganja • Cannabis has the chemical “tetrahydrocannabinol” or THC • When you smoke a joint the THC goes into the lungs, then into the heart which pumps into the bloodstream which takes it directly to the brain

11. HEROIN • Processed from morphine – obtained from opium poppy • “downer” affects the brain’s pleasure systems – interferes with brain’s ability to feel pain White to dark brown powder or tar-like substance • is cut with other drugs or substances (sugar, starch, powdered milk) • abusers don’t know the actual strength of drug or its true contents = high chance of overdose or death • sharing needles and equipment causes other diseases and problems for users leading to flushing of skin, dry mouth, collapsed veins, liver disease • additives don’t dissolve leading to clogs in blood vessels that lead to the lungs, liver, kidney or brain

12. Cocaine Cocaine is a stimulant drug alert and energetic • Cocaine is a white powder comes from the leaves of coca plant • Can be one of the hardest drugs to Quit Damage tissues in the nose, cause hole in nose • Damage lungs-severe chest pains, breathing problems, high temperatures • Cocaine increases the same chemicals in the brain that make people feel good when they eat, drink or have sex

13. WHY DO PEOPLE USE DRUGS?

14. RISK FACTORS; Friends who use drugs (this is the number one predictor of who will experiment with drugs/alcohol) Family management problems • poorly defined rules • inconsistent application of rules • lack of monitoring • excessive discipline • negative communication patterns • poor anger management

15. Academic Failure (low and failing grades) Little commitment to school

16. NDPS Act The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) of 1985 is an act of the Indian Parliament that prohibits the production, cultivation, possession, sale, purchase, transport, storage, and consumption of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The act was first published on September 16, 1985. Initially enacted in 1985, the Act was amended three times in 1988, 2001 and 2014.

17. 1988 amendment The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 1988 (Act No. 2 of 1989) received assent from then President Ramaswamy Venkataraman on 8 January 1989. 2001 amendment The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. 9 of 2001) received assent from then President K. R. Narayanan on 9 May 2001 The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2011 (Bill No. 78 of 2011) was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 8 September 2011 by then Minister of Finance Pranab Mukherjee 2014 amendment

18. NDPS Act Offence; Cultivation of opium, poppy straw, cannabis or coca plants without licence (S-15,16,20,18) Embezzlement of opium by licenced cultivator(S-19) Production, manufacture, possession, sale, purchase, transport, import inter-state, export inter-state or use of drugs Penalty; Rigorous imprisonment up to 10 years and fine up to Rs. 1. lakh Rigorous imprisonment of 10 to 20 years and fine of Rs. 1 to 2 lakhs (regardless of the quantity) Small quantity - Rigorous imprisonment up to 6 months or fine up to Rs.10,0000 or both *More than small quantity but less than commercial quantity

19. NDPS Act Offence; Import, export or transshipment of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances(S-23) Knowingly allowing one's premises to be used for committing an offence (S-24) Preparation to commit an offence (S-29,30) Penalty; Rigorous imprisonment of 10 to 20 years and fine of Rs. 1 to 2 lakhs (regardless of the quantity) Rigorous imprisonment of 10 to 20 years and fine of Rs. 1 to 2 lakhs (regardless of the quantity) Half the punishment for the offence

20. NDPS Act Offence; Consumption of drugs(S-27,64A) Punishment for violations not elsewhere specified(S-32 Penalty; Cocaine, morphine, heroin - Rigorous imprisonment up to 1 year or fine up to Rs. 20,000 or both Other drugs - Imprisonment up to 6 months or fine up to Rs. 10,000 or both Addicts volunteering for treatment enjoy immunity from prosecution Imprisonment up to 6 months or fine or both