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In this life of rush and business, all we seek is some escape for relief and comfort. Everyone needs to live holding onto something. The fact is some people choose the positive path and some people the negative. Also apart from busy life, there are many other factors in everybody’s life that may somehow lead to drug abuse. Though, the most common reasons are loneliness and depression. There are numerous victims of depression who have chosen drug as an escape to deal with their mental health. Worries of life and heartbreaks can easily lead someone into drugs. And the worst thing about drugs is, it makes you an addict. At some point, they feel that life will not be livable without drugs, hence the addiction takes the hold.
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What is drug addiction?
Well, the first thing about drugs is, it kills your time and energy from every way and makes you detached from reality and worldly things. Drugs have the power to make your life worthless. Now when it comes to addiction, it is something that chases you if you want to get out of it. The daily habit of taking drug makes the body’s system habituated to the specific component in a specific time and that naturally turns into addiction, gradually. Drug addiction is a dangerous thing that might ruin a life within a few years. But also, there are some ways through which one can get rid of drugs and drug addiction with time. There are many drug addicts in India who are well aware of their life getting ruined and want to get rid of the addiction.
The supply chain!
Over time the high-level consumption of drug has become quite prominent in India. Surveys say almost 75% of the youth are being the victim of drug and drug abuse. Few states like Punjab, Bangalore have become the leading drug capital of the country through which the whole drug chain is being operated. Mafia chains and the underworld participants are also active in drug smuggling throughout the country. There are suppliers from different foreign countries too, who are providing the drug dealers and retailing peddlers with materials which are high on demand among the youth of the nation.
The states which are profoundly affected by drugs include Mizoram, Manipur, Kolkata, Goa, Mumbai, Punjab. These are the
Taking The baby steps
After the vivid result of the drug effects submitted by the most current survey (2018), the government has been taking some stern actions against drug addiction for the well being of the young generation lately. It says that 90% of street children in cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai are drug addicts. So the actions taken by the government include –
- Drug campaigns – the government has arranged “say no to drugs” campaigns and a wave of the hashtag in social media to boycott drugs. They are also trying to make the mind of a child aware, from the very stages of high school days by hosting proper campaign at the schools. Drug campaigns help kids to know about the effects of drugs and raise awareness in their mind about all the disastrous effects of drugs.
- Social media awareness – government and many aware & educated people of the country has started a new wave of a hashtag that includes a quote which says “SayNoToDrugs” to reduce the number of drug addicts in india. Since the main focus of drug abuse is on the youth and it is social media that youth are most connected with today, it is a big step to diffuse the awareness through social media so that it doesn’t miss the chance to make an impression in every youth’s mind.
- NGOs – since every street child has aloof parents and nobody to take care of, after a certain age they get inclined to cheap and fatal drugs that make permanent damages to their body and mind. So the nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have taken a bold step to wipe out the drug abuse among the street people. NGO’s are right on the streets with their operations to educate the street children as well as the orphan kids, provide them with necessary meds, food and water, give them the needed security and all kinds of aid so that they no more get immersed in the damaging world of drugs and death.
How to control drug addiction?
The addiction phase is not as painful as the stage when a person wants to get rid of it. When someone tries to get rid of addiction the first thing to put a jerk to his body is – withdrawal syndrome. Withdrawal syndrome is something that everyone faces when they are on the first stage of detox. Detox brings some hormonal balance in the body which the physical structure was not habituated with, lately. During the withdrawal syndrome period, a victim faces the ultimate pain and tends to give up in most cases. But then, there is rehab for them, where they can get the right guidance and walk on the path that leads to normal life and happiness.
Drug addiction in India has diffused so rapidly that rehabs are pretty available in every urban city. Rehab is the place where drug addicts get the proper training to enter the stage of detox and normal life. There are doctors and experts in rehabs who can lead every addict to the right way of living a life that is full of harmony and positivity.
Drugs in India have always been a major issue amongst the youth. But now, as it has grown so widely and rapidly that the government started having more powerful implementations to eliminate and reduce drug abuse. Government is hosting campaigns for students to enhance their self-confidence and giving the training to fight depression in order to prevent more youth from getting dragged into the vicious circle of drugs.
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