Youth Problems in Pakistan

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• 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 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

Narcotics

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

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).• 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

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 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

PAKISTAN STUDIES HU111Youth Problems

• 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 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


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


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-to-

face, 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.


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.


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

THANK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION!

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