Effects of drugs addiction

Drugs addiction is a global problem today. Once a person gets habituated to it, he/she needs it regularly. Only a few can correct themselves from drug addiction. People are warned of the consequences of drugs abuse and the government’s circular is given everywhere stating that it is illegal as well as immoral. In spite of all these, the production go on, its sale increases and the users also increase it is generally believed that the drug culture came with the ‘hippi’ in the 1960s. The first reported case of drug (heroine) abuse came in 1976. It spread like an epidemic by 1980s. By the year 2004, there were over 50,000 drug addicts. Among the drugs heroine’s top position in the early 1990s (90%) is now taken by tidigesic (78%) about 3-4% of total population take drug in the world at large these are some of the effects of drug addiction.
HIV and AIDS rapidly increase.
Dead teenagers parents say, "Don’t start no drugs."
Drug smuggler imprisoned for 20 years.
Police says, "Crime increased due to drugs."
A parent says, "Don’t touch drugs."
Everyone in the society hates a drug addiction.

Alcohol and tobacco: Legal but dangerous drugs

Alcohol is a drug for a person, a fuel for cars, and a solvent for grease. Alcohol does not kill a person instantly but is works as a slow poison.

Slowly the liver of the user will stop working and in a couple of years the person dies. The user of alcohol alone is not affected. The whole family of the user is affected badly. Financially, the person will become bankrupt, there wont be peace in the family and people living in the surroundings will feel insecure if there is a drunkard in there neighborhood. Similarly, tobacco is also another dangerous drug. The use of tobacco ultimately collapses the respiratory system. It also poses a threat to the functioning of other organs of our body.

There can be different ways to cure the drug addicts. Medicines can help to reduce the effect of drug, no doubt, but, it is not the remedy. The best remedy is not to take drugs at all. It is easier said then done. The victims need counseling. The family , the surroundings and the society as a whole need to develop a positive attitude towards them. The drugs addicts most be taught that there are other important thinks in life.

The advertisement and publicity of tobacco and alcohol has been banned in electronic media as they are taken as drugs. The buying and selling of few drugs has been banned in the world as they are very dangerous. The involvement in the business of such drug is taken as a illegal activity and a crime.

We have to wage a media war on drugs. We have to stop advertising for alcohol or even tobacco. Topics like Drug addiction and other related problem should be included into the syllabus of our school.