NON EDUCATION & DRUG USAGE Humans have used drugs of one sort or another for thousands of years. Wine was used at least from the time of the early Egyptians; narcotics from 4000 B.C.; and medicinal use of marijuana has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. Pakistan became a gateway for international drug smuggling following the 1979 Russo-Afghan war. The phenomenon was supported by the porous Pak-Afghan border that allowed millions of Afghan refugees to cross over unhindered, and mammoth poppy cultivation
Mehmood (19614) Hassan Ali (18390) Drug Addiction in Pakistan; A threat, A Challenge Drug addiction is defined by the dictionary as compulsive and out-of-control drug use, despite negative consequences. It is a brain disease which is relapsing in nature. (DSM5) In the last few decades, drug addiction has increased aggressively in Pakistan. According to the United Nations Office on Narcotics and Crime, Pakistan has up to 6.7 million drug users. 4 million and above of these are addicts
In South Asia, Nepal and Pakistan are the only countries where the generic drugs are prescribed lesser than the branded ones. In Bangladesh, about 80 percent of medicines that are prescribed by the doctors are the generic drugs. In Pakistan the heavy use of these generic drugs is in the province Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KPK) according to the independent experts. Sindh is responsible of adopting the branded medicines more than the generic medicines. The JPMA (Journal of Pakistan Medical Association) a past
Sectarian violence in Pakistan causes a great threat to Pakistan’s security and stability. This has created disturbance, hatred, violence and disorder in the society. Sectarian conflicts in Pakistan basically started after the soviet invasion of Afghan war and results in division of the society. Sunnis are financially supported by Saudi Arabia and Shia community in Pakistan is supported by Iran. Thus, gave birth to sectarian strife in Pakistan especially between Sunni and Shia. (Afzal, Iqbal, & Inayat
INTRODUCTION Education is the base of life. It makes a nation. It helps to make the futures bright. It gives the ability to think positively. It is also a source of evolution. _”Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”_ ~Nelson Mandela~ CAUSES OF LACK OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Education is very much important for the progress of a country. A lot of countries provide its people with best kind of education and they also provide best educational facilities to its
Self-medication is defined as consuming drugs on one’s own initiative without being prescribed by a doctor or a health care professional. In a broader sense, this term also encompasses the irrational reuse of old prescription, Although self-medication, when used carefully, offers rapid relief from symptoms that do not require proper medical consultation, and saves time and money, it has become a serious challenge to health care system because of reckless use of drugs without having proper knowledge about
possible. (Laqueur, The New Terrorism: Fanaticism and the Arms of Mass Destruction, 1999) According to the researcher, another difference in the modern and old form of terrorism is increasing readiness to use extreme violence. If certain demands are not met, the terrorists can go for the indiscriminate use of
to way of living, various rituals of death, birth and marriage ceremonies. We can see a breakdown of our old or previous cultures and lifestyles followed by the natives of Pakistan due to the invasion by other culture which used mass media as their basic tool. Politico economic media imperialism is that we see all over Pakistan. Developed countries like America, England and Australia or simply we can say the western world are economically strong and they impose their ideas of new technological
be in the form of information technology, diagnostics or invention and accessibility to new medicines and procedures. Taking into account the scenario of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the healthcare technologies though introduced to the nation are still inaccessible to the communities in need. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan feels feels that the reason for such plight is bagged by the low level
There are several studies analyzed and determined the factors affecting roadside accidents, number of deaths and injuries. Various methods are used to collect and analyze data and found diverse results. (Spoerri, Egger & Elm, 2010) examined socio demographic and geographical determinants of road traffic mortality in Switzerland used 2000 census data from 2000 to 2005, found increased mortality in cyclist and pedestrians after the age of 55 years. Mortality rate in individuals with primary education