\n\n\n- Week ONE\u2014Drug and Substances Abuse <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n- Week TWO- Drug Control Agencies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n- Week THREE- Family Traits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n- Week FOUR-Environmental Hazard One (Soil Erosion)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n- Week FIVE- Environmental Hazard Two (Bush Burning)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n- Week SIX-Flooding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n- Week SEVEN- Environmental Hazard THTREE (Deforestation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n- Week EIGHT-Environmental Hazard FIVE (Desertification)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n- Week NINE-Depletion of the ozone layers and its effects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a0WEEK ONE – DRUG AND SUBSTANCES ABUSE<\/strong> (!)
\nA drug<\/strong> is a chemical substance which affects the action of the body. Or a drug is defined as any substance that causes physical and mental changes in the body. If drugs are used under proper medical supervision they can serve the following purposes;
\ni\u2014To save life ii\u2014To relieve suffering due pain iii-To combat disease ( fight against diseases)
\nDrug abuse<\/strong> is defined as the usage of drug without regard to medical prescription. Or Drug abuse may also be defined as excessive and persistent use of for purposes is not intended.
\nTypes of Drug
\n<\/strong>i-Licit drugs<\/strong> are drugs that produced, sold and used legally to treat diseases. Examples; paracetamol, panadol, antibiotics, anti-malarial
\n ii-illicit drugs<\/strong> are drugs that are produced and sold illegally. Such drugs used to alter the state of consciousness. Examples; Indian hemp, cocaine, heroin, valium and madras. These drugs are known hazard drugs.
\nSubstance abuse<\/strong> is the abuse of all substances apart from drugs. Other substances which can be abuse includes sugar, soft drinks etc.
\nDrug addiction or Substance dependence<\/strong> is defined as a drug user’s compulsive need to use controlled substance in order to function normally. Drug addiction is a state of physical or psychological dependence o a drug.
\nCauses of Drug abuse
\n<\/strong>i- Curiosity is the desire of the youth to have a taste.
\nii-Lack of self-confidence especially talking to opposite sex e.g. girlfriend, talking in public.
\nInfluence from peer pressure may make some youth to become smokers and drunkards.
\nIii-Excitement in order to feel good.
\nIv-Frustration and stress.<\/p>\n\u00a0Effects of Drug Abuse.
\n<\/strong>i-It may lead emotional problem such as anxiety, depression, mood swing, suicidal thoughts and schizophrenia(mental illness).
\nii-It may lead learning problem.
\niii-It may cause uncontrollable sexual urge.
\niv-It can lead to health problem such as stomach upset, damaged nostrils and lungs and skin rashes.
\nv-It car accident.
\nPrevention of Drug Abuse
\n<\/strong>I-Inculcation of coping skills i.e. youth must have strong determination to stop the abuse of drug.
\nii-By engaging in positive social interaction i.e. youth should do away with peer partners that can lure them into drug taking.
\niii-By embracing healthy lifestyle through the following means
\n-youth should control their desire and appetites
\n-They should avoid smoking and excessive drinking of alcohol
\n-Youth should avoid self-medication when they are sick.
\nStrategies For a Healthy Drug \u2013Free Life
\n<\/strong>-Seek counsel
\n-Stay engaged
\n-Educate yourself
\n-Setting achievable goals
\n-Spend time with the family and love ones
\n-Avoid temptation
\n-Exercise yourself in order to reduce stress.
\nASSIGHMENT
\n<\/strong>1. Which of the following is a hard drug? A. cocaine B. penicillin C.aspirin D.tetracycline
\n2. Modes of drug abuse include the following except. A sniffing B. self-injecting . C oral. D. doctor’s prescription.
\n3.The following substances are natural drugs except A. kolanut B. tobacco C.Indian hemp D.paracetamol.
\n4.Which of the following agencies monitors the movement of hard drugs in and out of the country? A. Nigeria immigration service B. federal road safty corps C. NDLEA D.Nigeria Airways.
\n5.Which of the following is not one of characteristics of healthy lifestyle? A.Avoiding self-medication B. Smoking and excessive drinking of alcohol C.Eating good food always D. Proper control of ones desire and appetite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JSS 3 ALPHA TERM E-NOTE Week ONE\u2014Drug and Substances Abuse Week TWO- Drug Control Agencies…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,128],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts","category-first-term-jss-3-basic-science"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1354,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1353\/revisions\/1354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} | | | | | | | | |