Religious Attitudes to Drug Abuse
Religious Attitudes to Drug Abuse
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- Religious Attitudes to Drug Abuse
- What is a drug?
- Drug Abuse
- Using drugs in a way that harms the user
- Teachings
- We are God's Temple
- Destruction of our own body
- We are made in God's likeness and image
- His Spirit lives within us
- I will not use drugs or drink that confuse the mind- The Fifth Precept
- We are God's Temple
- A substance which when taken, affects the body or mind
- Drug Abuse
- Drugs and the Law
- Social drugs are legal despite having an age-limit
- Prescribed drugs are legal only for the person they have been prescribed for
- Solvent
- Some Aerosols, glue and gas lighters abused by sniffing, Cause hallucinations and can be fatal
- Classification of Illegal Drugs
- Class A
- Heroin, Ectasy LSD, Cocaine, Crack
- 7 years for possession, maximum of life for supply
- Class B
- Amphetamines, Cannabis
- 5 years for possession and 14 years for supply
- Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
- Classified on level of harm and addiction
- Class C
- Anabolic Steroids and Tranquilizers
- Possesion if legal (prescription if needed) and 14 years for supply
- Class A
- Social Drugs
- Addictive
- Alcohol
- Over 30 000 alcohol related deaths
- Cost the NHS £2.7 billion in 2007
- Reasons for not using social drugs
- Some religions forbid the use of social drugs due to the harm they cause to the body
- Christians and Jews do not forbid drinking alcohol in moderation
- Smoking is due to the harm it does
- Passive Smoking
- Reasons for not using social drugs
- Some religions forbid the use of social drugs due to the harm they cause to the body
- Christians and Jews do not forbid drinking alcohol in moderation
- Smoking is due to the harm it does
- Passive Smoking
- Over 17000 children younger than 5 are treated a year
- Love your neighbour as yourself
- Passive Smoking
- Smoking is due to the harm it does
- Christians and Jews do not forbid drinking alcohol in moderation
- Some religions forbid the use of social drugs due to the harm they cause to the body
- Over 17000 children younger than 5 are treated a year
- Love your neighbour as yourself
- Reasons for not using social drugs
- Passive Smoking
- Smoking is due to the harm it does
- Christians and Jews do not forbid drinking alcohol in moderation
- Some religions forbid the use of social drugs due to the harm they cause to the body
- Reasons for not using social drugs
- Heart disease, Liver failure, obesity, addiction, hangover, vomiting, aggression, poor decision making, financial problems, embarassmentto family
- Alcohol
- Over 120 000 people die in Britain due to smoking related diseases
- Over 30 000 alcohol related deaths
- Alcohol
- Cost the NHS £2.7 billion in 2007
- Heart disease, Liver failure, obesity, addiction, hangover, vomiting, aggression, poor decision making, financial problems, embarassmentto family
- Cost the NHS £2.7 billion in 2007
- Tobacco
- Addictive
- Addictive
- Heavily taxed to encourage people not to smoke and drink excessively
- Addictive
- The Cannabis Debate
- Class B Drug since 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act
- Arguments for Legalisation
- Legalised drugs can be taxed
- Decriminalising cannabis allows the police to focus on more serious drugs.
- It is less harmful than other social drugs such as alcohol and tobacco
- Arguments for Illegalisation
- Long term users are more likely to experience side effects due to stronger forms of the drug
- 500 people admitted per week due to cannabis related problems
- Approx 100 people develop long term psychotic illnesses
- Long term users are more likely to experience side effects due to stronger forms of the drug
- 500 people admitted per week due to cannabis related problems
- Approx 100 people develop long term psychotic illnesses
- Approx 100 people develop long term psychotic illnesses
- 500 people admitted per week due to cannabis related problems
- Long term users are more likely to experience side effects due to stronger forms of the drug
- Approx 100 people develop long term psychotic illnesses
- 500 people admitted per week due to cannabis related problems
- Its harmful, therefore it should be illegal if it classified to be
- Long term users are more likely to experience side effects due to stronger forms of the drug
- Reasons for not using illegal drugs
- Only personal freedom can justify use of illegal drugs
- Harmful physically but also cause a strain on finance as well as the NHS
- Emphasis on the harm the drug does on the individual, the family and society in general
- Reasons for taking drugs
- Curiosity, Enjoy the experience, addiction, peer pressure, mistakes, fun, Bad decisions, Show off, Escapism, Lack of Confidence
- Teachings
- We are God's Temple
- Destruction of our own body
- We are made in God's likeness and image
- His Spirit lives within us
- I will not use drugs or drink that confuse the mind- The Fifth Precept
- We are God's Temple
- What is a drug?
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