Don’t Do the Drug

There is no other age group more affected by drug than young people. Using drug has become a serious threat to the health of today's youth. Drug is an intoxicant substance or any substance other than food that causes a physiological change in the body when inhaled, smoked, absorbed or consumed through injecting into the skin.

 This consumption of drug among the youth has also created a nationwide tremor on the breakdown of norms of the society. Drug addiction is a better word than consumption of drugs. Most of the people who are under the category of adolescent or youth falls victim of this practice. This practice of drug consuming itself is a crime that has been banned by the WHO long years back. But illegal drug business continues the crime behind the curtain. I have come through many students of the age group 15- 25 years recently who have been under the influence of drugs during my visit to a school on a health fitness campaign with an NGO named ‘Ramdhenu’.

As a new member of the NGO,I was appalled and shocked at the staggering annual report on drug usage. It categorically stated that more than 50 percent of the youth in a small village of the Kamrup rural district were addicted to drugs or were under the influence of any other substance.

The most important point is that these students consume drugs in places like schools, colleges, homes, parks, etc. The reason behind this addiction is unknown to most of the sources and institutions, however the chainging social structure as well as the easy availability of such substance can be attributed to be the cause of drug abuse.

Sadly even the victim fails to realize each time after consuming drugs about the impact of such product. The first use of drugs starts occasionally then it becomes a habitual factor. Using drugs destroys the credibility of a human. It stops the capability of thinking and starts to control one's mind. One become a wild animal who can do anything for drugs and gives up all kinds of rational ideas.
We should have an anti drug movement among us. Most importantly, there is a need to stop and destroy the sellers first. Therefore, we need a strong active police force as well as a sustainable awareness campaign among the people.

Arif Aslam