DRUG ABUSE

Drug abuse is the greatest problem of today. Drugs give momentary enjoyment but eat away slowly the most vital parts of our body. Drug abuse is an international problem and should be controlled by all means. The youth who are supposed to be the future pillars of the nation are addicted to drugs.

The main drug racketeers and drug peddlars distribute the drugs to the teenagers free of cost through some road-side stalls or through small ice-cream shops. Once an individual has tasted the drug for the first time, he becomes an addict and cannot live without it. He then must have drugs and to get them he is ready to do anything. At this stage the drugs are sold to him the higher price.

Drugs can cause heart attack, high blood pressure, hardening of arteries and cancer. Those who start taking drugs are either unemployed or frustrated due to some social or family problem.

Anti Narcotics squad (ANS) and international Drugs Enforcement Agency (IDEA) have been set up to eradicate this abuse. But the police and other agencies are corrupted by the drug racketeers and even the top officials and politicians seem to be hand in glove with them. The result is the more and more youths are joining the group of drug takers.

To eradicates this abuse the drug peddlars and the racketeers must be punished. Strict measures to control the sale of drugs in open as well as at secret places should be taken. Moral education should be introduced as one of the subjects in school and colleges and guidance and counseling centre should be opened.