Social problem of modern society related to drug use, smoking, alcoholism

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MEDICAL ACADEMY NAMED AFTER S.I.
GEORGIEVSKY
Name - Manan namdeo
Topic – Social problem of modern society related
to drug use, smoking, alcoholism.
Teacher name – Mam Svetlana smirnova
Group – LA2,203-2

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DRUG ABUSE
THERE ARE MANY SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
SURROUNDING THE USE AND ABUSE OF DRUGS.
THESE ISSUES ARE MADE COMPLEX PARTICULARLY
BECAUSE OF CONFLICTING VALUES
CONCERNING DRUG USE WITHIN MODERN SOCIETIES.
VALUES MAY BE INFLUENCED BY MULTIPLE FACTORS
INCLUDING SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND PERSONAL
VIEWS. WITHIN A SINGLE SOCIETY, VALUES AND
OPINIONS CAN DIVERGE SUBSTANTIALLY, RESULTING
IN CONFLICTS OVER VARIOUS ISSUES
INVOLVING DRUG ABUSE.

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THIS HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF DRUGS AND THEIR
CONSEQUENCES HAS BEEN INFLUENCED LARGELY BY
CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMS ORIENTED TOWARD
EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF
DRUG ABUSE AND ABOUT HOW INDIVIDUALS AND
SOCIETIES CAN OVERCOME DRUG-RELATED
PROBLEMS. ONE OF THE MOST HOTLY CONTESTED
ISSUES CONCERNING CONTEMPORARY DRUG ABUSE
CENTRES ON WHETHER CURRENTLY ILLICIT DRUGS
SHOULD BE LEGALIZED. ANOTHER MAJOR AREA OF
CONCERN INVOLVES THE ABUSE OF DRUGS IN SPORTS,
WHICH CAN SEND CONFLICTING MESSAGES TO YOUNG
GENERATIONS WHOSE IDOLS ARE PROFESSIONAL
ATHLETES.

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BILLIONS OF PILLS AND CAPSULES OF A
NONNARCOTIC TYPE ARE MANUFACTURED AND
CONSUMED YEARLY. SEDATIVES AND
TRANQUILIZERS ACCOUNT FOR SOMEWHERE
AROUND 12 TO 20 PERCENT OF ALL DOCTOR’S
PRESCRIPTIONS. IN ADDITION THERE ARE MANY
DIFFERENT SLEEPING AIDS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE FOR SALE WITHOUT A
PRESCRIPTION. THE ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE INDUSTRY PRODUCES COUNTLESS
MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WINE AND SPIRITS
AND COUNTLESS MILLIONS OF BARRELS
OF BEER EACH YEAR.

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ONE MIGHT CONCLUDE THAT THERE IS A WHOLE
DRUG CULTURE; THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT
CONFINED TO THE YOUNG, THE POOR, THE
DISADVANTAGED, OR EVEN TO THE CRIMINAL; THAT
EXISTING ATTITUDES ARE AT LEAST INCONSISTENT,
POSSIBLY HYPOCRITICAL. ONE ALWAYS JUSTIFIES
ONE’S OWN DRUG USE, BUT ONE TENDS TO VIEW THE
OTHER FELLOW WHO USES THE SAME DRUGS AS AN
ABUSER WHO IS WEAK AND UNDESIRABLE. IT MUST
BE RECOGNIZED THAT THE SOCIAL CONSENSUS IN
REGARD TO DRUG USE AND ABUSE IS LIMITED,
CONFLICT RIDDEN, AND OFTEN GLARINGLY
INCONSISTENT. THE PROBLEM IS NOT ONE OF
INSUFFICIENT FACTS BUT ONE OF MULTIPLE
OBJECTIVES THAT AT THE PRESENT MOMENT APPEAR
UNRECONSIBLE.

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ALCOHOLISM
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION CAN AFFECT WORK
PERFORMANCE IN SEVERAL WAYS:
ABSENCES - THERE IS AMPLE EVIDENCE THAT
PEOPLE WITH ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND DRINKING
PROBLEMS ARE ON SICK LEAVE MORE FREQUENTLY
THAN OTHER EMPLOYEES, WITH A SIGNIFICANT COST
TO EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYERS, AND SOCIAL SECURITY
SYSTEMS.
UNEMPLOYMENT- HEAVY DRINKING OR ALCOHOL
ABUSE MAY LEAD TO UNEMPLOYMENT AND
UNEMPLOYMENT MAY LEAD TO INCREASED DRINKING.

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DRINKING CAN IMPAIR HOW A PERSON PERFORMS AS A PARENT,
A PARTNER AS WELL AS HOW (S)HE CONTRIBUTES TO THE
FUNCTIONING OF THE HOUSEHOLD. IT CAN HAVE LASTING
EFFECTS ON THEIR PARTNER AND CHILDREN, FOR INSTANCE
THROUGH HOME ACCIDENTS AND VIOLENCE.
CHILDREN CAN SUFFER FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM
DISORDERS (FASD), WHEN MOTHERS DRINK DURING
PREGNANCY. AFTER BIRTH, PARENTAL DRINKING CAN LEAD TO
CHILD ABUSE AND NUMEROUS OTHER IMPACTS ON THE CHILD’S
SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.
THE IMPACT OF DRINKING ON FAMILY LIFE CAN INCLUDE
SUBSTANTIAL MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR OTHER FAMILY
MEMBERS, SUCH AS ANXIETY, FEAR AND DEPRESSION.
DRINKING OUTSIDE THE HOME CAN MEAN LESS TIME SPENT AT
HOME. THE FINANCIAL COSTS OF ALCOHOL PURCHASE AND
MEDICAL TREATMENT, AS WELL AS LOST WAGES CAN LEAVE
OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS DESTITUTE.

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WHEN MEN DRINK IT OFTEN PRIMARILY AFFECTS THEIR
MOTHERS OR PARTNERS WHO MAY NEED TO CONTRIBUTE
MORE TO THE INCOME OF THE HOUSEHOLD AND WHO RUN
AN INCREASED RISK OF VIOLENCE OR HIV INFECTION.
ALCOHOL PLAYS A ROLE IN A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE
OF ABUSING HUSBANDS. OFTEN BOTH THE OFFENDER AND
THE VICTIM HAVE BEEN DRINKING.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALCOHOL AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE IS COMPLEX AND THE PRECISE ROLE OF
ALCOHOL REMAINS UNCLEAR. HEAVY DRINKING HAS BEEN
STRONGLY LINKED TO VIOLENCE BETWEEN PARTNERS AND
TO A LESSER EXTENT TO VIOLENCE TOWARDS OTHERS,
POSSIBLY BECAUSE PROXIMITY INCREASES THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR VIOLENCE.

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SMOKING
THE ILL-EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON HEALTH
NOT ONLY CONCERN THE SMOKER BUT THE
ENTIRE POPULATION LIVING IN THE SAME
SOCIETY AND SHARING THE
ECONOMY. SMOKING IS ASSOCIATED WITH A
GENERAL INCREASE OF COSTS INVOLVED
WITH INCREASED MORBIDITY, LOWERING OF
THE SOCIAL PRODUCT AND EXCESS
MORTALITY.

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THANKYOU.