Pakistan's youth problems

YOUTH PROBLEMS

In

PAKISTAN

Introduction

Community

School

Family

Community

School

Family

Youth

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%

• Teacher’s 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• What Child Labour Leads

To…..?

Drug Abuse Definition Types of Drugs

• Alcohol• Tobacco• Herbs

Who Leads the Youngster to Drugs Abuse• Media• Bad Company• Fashion• Mental Disorder

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Alcohols and drugsMessages 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.

Drug AbuseEffects of Drugs Abuse On Teenagers

•Physical•Emotional•In a School•Family•Social Problems

Substance Use, 1975-1999 Alcohol & Marijuana Use by Age

Type What is it called?What does it

look like?How is it

used?

HeroinSmack, Horse, Mud, Brown

sugar, Junk, Black tar, and Big H

White to dark-brown powder or tar-like substance

Injected, smoked, or inhaled

Codeine

Empirin compound with codeine, Tylenol with codeine, Codeine in cough medicine

Dark liquid varying in thickness, capsules, tablets

Taken orally, injected

Morphine Pectoral syrup

White crystals, hypodermic tablets, or inject able solutions

Taken orally, injected, or smoked

OpiumParegoric, Dover's Powder,

Parepectolin

Dark brown chunks, powder

Smoked, eaten, or injected

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) 2MONTHS - 1 YEAR

SuicideWhat is Suicide?Teen SuicideReasons

•Depression & Stressful Situation Of Loss• Uses Of Drugs•Poverty •Unemployment•Family & Love Matters

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 5-

14 years old.• 1.3% of all deaths are from suicide (double the rate of AIDS).• Males 4x more likely to commit suicide.

Suicide

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.

PoliticsPolitical Parties In HistoryTodayOn the Name of

Religion

Media EffectsMedia 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

ViolenceFrom media violence children learn to behave aggressively toward others. They are taught to use violence instead of self-control to take care of problems or conflicts

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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

Video Games:-Positive effectsVideo game playing

introduces children to computer technology.

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.

Games are entertaining and fun.

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Negative effectsGame environments are often based on plots of

violence, aggression and gender favoritism.Many games only offer an arena of weapons,

killings, kicking, stabbing and shooting. Games can confuse reality and fantasy. Playing violent video games may be related to

aggressive behavior

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 walk in parallel with any and ideology

first think!• What is our today responsibility• Problem should be solved form the very first

day! So don’t delay• Do ask question!• Build-up confidence• Courageous

THANK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION!

QUESTION………..?