Question

write an article for a newspaper on the growing evil of drug addiction among the youth

Answer 1

Drug Addiction refers to the condition of being addicted to a particular drug, particularly narcotic drugs. These are generally illegal drugs that affect the mood and behaviour of a person.

Drug Addiction is a Social Evil in India. It is the tragedy of our days that millions of youths, the future citizens of India, fall victims to the habit of taking drugs.
Causes
It is suspected that there is an under band to diminish and to destroy the youths of our country and to make our nation physically, intellectually and morally weak and invalid forever.

Various types of drugs come to the market through the smugglers and dishonest traders and peddlers. At first the students and youths take it out of curiosity or to fly to the dream-land of intoxication.

Effects
The habit of Drug Addiction gradually takes over them and they can never shake-off this habit.

The effect of these dangerous drugs is very fatal and horrible. It spoils the stomachs, effects the nerves and disturbs the chemical balance of the body of the addicts they feel weak and shaky.

Solution
According to an estimate, there are about lakhs of drug addicts in large cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore.
survey among the University students shows that many students are addicted to this drug or that drug. Thus we find that situation comes to a critical position and the preventive measures should not be delayed any more.

So, a general awareness should be awakening in the government, the guardians and the youths to fight off the evils together.

Answer 2

Drug Addiction (also called substance use disorder) is a brain disease. The addict becomes dependent on the drug. The addict uses it, despite having full knowledge of its harmful effects on health. It is considered a brain disease because it changes the structure and functioning of the brain.

There is an uncontrollable desire or craving to consume the drug.Addicted people often engage in compulsive behavior to obtain the drugs.The addicts find if impossible to control the drug intake.In case of drug abuse, people start taking drugs in larger doses than the recommended doses.The addict is not able to discharge his day-to-day responsibilities in an efficient manner.It effects both the physical and mental health of the addict. Very often, addicts witness extreme changes in body weight.Very often, the addict stops socializing.

Sometimes, drug addiction is also referred to as drug dependency since the addict develops dependency or addiction for a particular drug.

Causes of Drug Addiction among Youth

The reasons why a young person gets addicted to these harmful drugs are many.

Curiosities, desire for pleasure, social excommunication, mental gap, lack of self-reliance are some of the reasons why these youth becomes a drug-addict.

Lack of self-confidence, that is inferiority complex, has been marked as cause of one’s becoming a drug addict.

Peer pressure, excessive stress, lack of parental involvement in child’s activities, are among the leading causes for drug addiction among youth and teen people.

The problem of drug addiction is all the more serious because the addicts are mostly young school or college going boys and girls, the future citizens of a country, on whom will depend in future its welfare and the welfare of its people. So, it is imperative to see that such young boys and girls may be no means fall victims to drug addiction.

Solution for Drug Addiction:

Rehabilitation of the young drug-addicts is a major social problem.

The need of raising the level of consciousness of self through proper education has been suggested as a proper step.

Those who thus become able to overcome their addiction can tutor other young addicts.

The need of forming a healthy environment where the needs of these youth can be met is equally important.

The trading of harmful drugs such as cocoa, opium, etc. should be properly controlled.

International projects should be taken to prohibit manufacturing of such harmful drugs.

Prevention

Drug addiction among youth can be prevented if the youth are taught of its harmful consequences. If the young people are aware of the harmful effects of drug abuse, they would avoid drug abuse at the first instance. Hence, drug abuse preventive programmes, if implemented effectively at schools and colleges, can become the most successful method to reduce and alleviate the problem of Drug addiction among youth.