In recent years Drug Addiction has significantly increased in the world. This agent of human devastation has spread its tentacles worldwide and mostly in south Asia. Every intelligent and humane person in the world society and international organizations such as the UN and WHO are alarmed by the present rate of addiction. Hospital surveys show that average age of drug addicts is 22. The addicts are students, professionals, businessmen, laborers, rickshawallahs and from other professions. Students are most affected and drugs have caused deterioration in standards of education and students have also given up going to schools and colleges. These addicts are turning to various criminal activities, in order to procure drugs.
Generally speaking drugs are substances that affect the physical and mental condition of persons significantly and adversely any substance that can lead to addiction, misuse and dependence is a drug. Addiction level of drugs increase with each day of use. If drugs are not available, the patient shows critical withdrawal symptoms when immediate medical care is needed to prevent physical and mental deterioration, even death.
In brief the reasons determined through research are:
1. Despair and frustration amoung the youth.
2. Curiosity and excitement through use.
3. Some patients are addicts because they try to follow the western culture of drugs and enjoyment of life.
1. Without drugs the addict loses his mental and physical abilities to work and enjoy life which is termed as psychological dependence and physical dependence.
2. The addict develops a craving for the drug, and he spends all his efforts procuring it.
3. Drug tolerance in users leads to increased dosage of drugs needed to provide the same degree of enjoyment and kick
The dengers and destruction caused by drugs:
Drug addiction beings on rapid erosion of educatinal and cultural, moral and family values. The addicts lose their professional and educational capabilities, self dignity and get involved in serious or pitty criminal activities. The sole aim of an addict becomes the procurement and use of drugs. Other aims and objectives in life are thrown by the roadside. Besides, dread diseases such as Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS can easily attack drug addicts through use of injectible drugs. Intravenous injection of pethidine/ morphine and now tadigesic brand of riknomar penic. These are extremely dangerous drugs and increases addiction manifold. Injections through infected needles can cause diseases of the liver, brain, heart, lungs and spinal cord. Normal medication also interacts with heroin and cause many complications, which many addicts do not know about. Such interactions may also cause death.
Words of Caution for the Parents
Children are the beloved of the parents. Suspicions of one's child engaged in immoral and criminal activities are a source of the utmost heartache for the parents. Yet for this very reason, children must be kept under close observation. Behavioral and emotional changes are common in the adolescent and young men. But long-standing changes and rapid shifts in mood needs specialist doctor's attention and investigation. Heroin addicts live in a dream world, unconnected with realism and the environment around them. They lose concentration, live alone, and are irritated by interference and contact with non-addicts or other addicts.
If you come to know that your son or daughter is a heroin addict, do not lose calm and temper. Try to take stock of the situation and seek medical attention immediately, without trying to forcibly rid your children of the habit.
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