YOUTH PROBLEMS

In
PAKISTAN

Introduction
Community
School
Family
School
Youth

Family

Community

List of Problems

Education
Child Labour
Drug Abuse
Suicide
Politics
Media Effects

Youth Education
Low Enrolment
Primary enrolment
57%
Secondary enrolment 22%
Higher education enrolment 1.9%

Teachers do not posses enough

knowledge
Rote learning is encouraged by teachers
Madaris Education
Govt. is not giving much preference to
education as to other fields

Child Labour

Definition
Categories Of Child Labour
Labour
Begging

Causes Of Child Labour

Effects Of Child Labour On
Ones Life
Does It Do Any good?
What Child Labour Leads
To..?

Big Hopes but no future

Drug Abuse
Definition
Types of Drugs
Alcohol
Tobacco
Herbs
Who Leads the Youngster to Drugs Abuse
Media
Bad Company
Fashion
Mental Disorder

Drug Abuse
Effects of Drugs Abuse On Teenagers

Physical
Emotional
In a School
Family
Social Problems
Substance Use, 1975-1999

Alcohol & Marijuana Use by Age

Narcotics
What is it called?

What does it look How is it

like?
used?

Heroin

Smack, Horse, Mud, Brown sugar,

Junk, Black tar, and Big H

White to darkInjected,
brown powder or
smoked
tar-like
, or
substance
inhaled

Codeine

Empirin compound with codeine,

Dark liquid varying
Tylenol with codeine, Codeine in
in thickness,
cough medicine
capsules, tablets

Taken
orally,
injected

Pectoral syrup

White crystals,
hypodermic
tablets, or inject
able solutions

Taken
orally,
injected
, or
smoked

Paregoric, Dover's Powder,

Parepectolin

Smoked,
Dark brown chunks,
eaten,
powder
or
injected

Type

Morphine

Opium

Effective Period of drugs

DETECTION PERIODS FOR DRUGS IN URINE

Detection Period
ALCOHOL, ETHYL

3-10 HOURS

BENZODIAZEPINES HEAVY ABUSE

3-6 WEEKS

COCAINE

2-3+ DAYS

tobacco

1-4 min.

CODEINE

1-3+ DAYS

HEROIN

1-2 DAYS

METHAQUALONE (QUAALUDE)

2 WEEKS

MORPHINE

1-2 DAYS

PCP (PHENCYCLIDINE)

2-8 DAYS

ECSTASY

3-5 DAYS

PROPOXYPHENE (DARVON)

6-48 HOURS

(PROPOXYPHENE METABOLITES)

6-48 HOURS

ANABOLIC STEROIDS (ORAL)

2 DAYS 4 WEEKS

ANABOLIC STEROIDS (INJECTABLE)

2 MONTHS 1 YEAR

Suicide
What is Suicide?
Teen Suicide
Reasons
Depression & Stressful Situation Of Loss
Uses Of Drugs
Poverty
Unemployment
Family & Love Matters

Suicide
Suicide Rate

11th leading cause of death in 2000 (28,322)

8th leading cause in 1997 (30,535)
3rd leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds, 5th leading for 514 years old.
1.3% of all deaths are from suicide (double the rate of AIDS).
Firearms account for 58% of all suicides.
Males 4x more likely to commit suicide.
Estimates suggest that between 8-25 unsuccessful attempts for
every successful.

Suicide Prevention

Warning Signs
Signs are often not verbal.
Giving away beloved objects.
Changes in eating or sleeping habits.
Displaying a sense of calmness after a period of agitation.

Politics

Political Parties
In History
Today
On the Name of
Religion

Media Effects
Media offer entertainment, culture, news, sports, and education. They are
an important part of our lives and have much to teach. But some of what
they teach may not be what we want children to learn.

Television

Good Effects
Bad Effects

Violence
From media violence children learn to
behave aggressively toward others. They
are taught to use violence instead of selfcontrol to take care of problems or
conflicts

 Analysis by PU students: 61% of TV shows are violent

Few shows emphasize an anti-violence
theme
40% of violent scenes on TV include
humor
54% of the violence is lethal
51% of TV violence shows no pain
Youth Problems

PAKISTAN STUDIES HU111

 Video Games:Positive effects

Video game playing introduces children to
computer technology.
Games can give practice in following
directions.
Some games provide practice in problem
solving and logic.
Games can provide practice in use of fine
motor and spatial skills.
Games can provide occasions for parent
and child to play together.
Players are introduced to information
technology.
Some games have beneficial applications
with patients.
Games are entertaining and fun.

Negative effects
Game environments are often based on plots of
violence, aggression and gender favoritism.
Over-dependence on video games could foster social
isolation, as they are often played alone.
Many games only offer an arena of weapons, killings,
kicking, stabbing and shooting.
Academic achievement may be negatively related to
over-all time spent playing video games.
Many games do not offer action that requires
independent thought or creativity.
Games can confuse reality and fantasy.
Playing violent video games may be related to
aggressive behavior
Youth Problems

PAKISTAN STUDIES HU111

Internet

The Internet has a significant potential for providing children and

youth with access to educational information, and can be compared
with a huge home library.
Benefits of the Internet:
Near limitless information resource
High degree of availability and affordability in most communities in
the western world
An asset for research or homework
A communication tool for teachers and university professors with
their students
Rapid and inexpensive communication via e-mail and video
linkage
Access by the disabled to much that may otherwise be
unavailable:
Through technology that makes computer use possible

Youth Problems

PAKISTAN STUDIES HU111

Adverse effects:
Underage children may accidentally or by design access
pornographic sites
Predators have access to minors through unsupervised
use of chat rooms and e-mail
Loss of inhibitions normally experienced when face-toface, promoting sexual exchanges and promiscuity
On-line gambling
Potential for plagiarism in school work
Promotion of hatred or violence through Web sites
targeting a specific group, such as
women,
homosexuals, and religious or ethnic groups
Violence through video games, song lyrics and on-line
bullying, access to hazardous materials or information
on making weapons.

Youth Problems

PAKISTAN STUDIES HU111

Alcohols and drugs

Messages about tobacco
and alcohol are everywhere
in media.
Teens who see a lot of ads
for beer, wine, liquor, and
cigarettes admit that it
influences them to want to
drink and smoke
the three most advertised
cigarette brands are also
the most popular ones
smoked by teens.
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Youth Problems

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Suggestions

Do encourage each other

Be practical
Take help from Quran and sunnah
Distribution of ideologies in the youth
Do have patience to face the difficulties
Do hate the deed not the character himself
Prove and cash your skill
Right man over the right place
Youth should be clear about their future
Be at arm length from the bad company!
Do not make your parent as a role model for you

Suggestions Cont

How we can stand against western culture!

Do not break the statue of mud but the statue
of mind!
Do not walk in parallel with any and ideology
first think!
What is our today responsibility
Problem should be solved form the very first
day! So dont delay
Do ask question!
Build-up confidence
Courageous

THANK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION!

QUESTION..?