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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Beware Of Drugs

Now-a-days drug addiction has become one of the most alarming problems of our society. It is especially acting upon the new generation with its deadly effects. Falling prey to this dangerous habit of taking narcotic drugs is spreading very fast all over the world. The addicts, especially the young men & women slowly & surely approach death. 
 
Narcotic drugs have good effects too. It may seem odd how such a drug can do good but it is true. Small amount of opium is used in medicinal doses which relieve pain. It is not harmful if it is taken in strictly small doses. Physicians use morphine which is produced from opium to make the patient fall asleep and relieve him or her from bodily pain. However, when drugs are taken without restriction it becomes the most cruel enemy of human life.
                                                    
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There are various factors behind spreading of this infection. The most common reasons are depression or frustration. Sometimes the domestic atmosphere like abnormal parental relationship affects the children, sometimes both of the parents work outside leaving the child uncared for. The child feels insecure and lonely enough to turn to a substitute which take them to a make belief world where these feelings no longer exist. In colleges new comers in a bid to ape a popular group of addicts join them to feel special. At times they are also ragged by seniors to take to drugs. Other tensions like unemployment and lack of stability in life also contribute to this phenomenon. 
 
Morphine, heroine, hashish, cocaine, L.S.D, marijuana, cannabis, Indian hemp etc are some form of drugs which contain high percentage of opium. When the drug is taken a kind of dizzy feeling grips the nerves with temporary forgetfulness & a large dose produces complete insensibility. Once it turns into a habit the indulgence grow by the day leading to peril. Soon the addict turns anti-social to manage the money to buy drugs and this results in further trouble. Due to drug abuse the body weight drops considerably, skin turns yellow, desire for food & sleep is lost & the addict looks as thin as a skeleton. Gradually it destroys the mental faculties. In this way the promising career of large number of youth is ruined.

If experts are to be believed the number of drug addicts in our country is now more than 3,00,000 and even more alarming is the fact that the numbers can reach up to 15 million at the end of the present century. There are drug-traders who look for the possible victims. They have paid agents who tempt depressed people. Tender-aged boys & girls feel naturally attracted to anything new and exciting. So they get easily induced. The abuse of these drugs is being spread in various ways. Addicted persons try to induce others to fall victim to these drugs. It is also heard that the drug is mixed in food & drink by hawkers, it is also mixed by shopkeepers of betel leaf, cigarettes, bidis & soft drinks. Even owners of some restaurants do such crime. Thus unknowingly people take these drugs & become victims.

The path of getting addicted is rather smooth in comparison with the process of cure & reformation. The first step should be to isolate the young addict from the companions. Then he or she would need specialized medical treatment. Sympathetic approach is to be followed to bring him or her back to normal life.

It is a social curse. To combat & uproot this evil, organized efforts are called for both by the Government & social bodies. Many voluntary organizations need to come forward. Anti-drug campaigns have to be undertaken. Various mass media like Radio, T.V, Cinema and Press have to be utilized properly to spread awareness. The addicted people should be treated with all the compassion & care they socially deserve. The proverb is worth quoting “Every sinner has a future, just a saint has a past.”


About the Author

Shayani Gupta is student of Journalism & Mass Communication at Muralidhar Girls College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and they do not reflect in any way those of the Dispassionate Observer.

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