Question

Speech on Ill-effects of Drug Abuse

Answer 1

Drugs, even when they are prescribed have the potential of being abused. The necessity of drugs in our lives in the form of medicine is somewhat undeniable. We all need medicines at some stage or the other; and some need to depend on them right through their lives. It is common knowledge that barring a few prescribed drugs, most drugs have some side-effect or the other. When they are taken on prescription, under the able care and guidance of a physician we do not brand it as abuse.

A sizeable section of society have tethered towards addiction. Teenagers, who are especially susceptible to drugs are introduced to it, in most cases, on an experimental basis—often under the pressure of a peer group. In most cases, these adolescents are incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong.

Many teenagers resort to drugs, thinking it to be a quick fix remedy for problems and failures in life. These people take refuge in wrong remedies for problems that ail all human beings. Some students think it fashionable to take banned drugs in colleges and schools. Indulgence in this kind of a fad leads to destruction of innocent lives.