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Drug abuse - the plague of the society.

In many countries of the world drug abuse has become a real problem that threatens people’s health and stability within society.

In many countries caffeine, nicotine, alcohol and barbiturates are all legal drugs. They are similar to illegal ones in that, sooner or later, they can affect you so that you find yourself depending on a regular supply of them. The extend of dependence varies according to the person and the drug, but most people find it harder to give up even cigarettes or tea, than say, apples or cheese. This is because most of us smoke, have a coffee or drink either as a way of calming ourselves down or relieving tension or as a way or bucking ourselves up, finding extra energy. These drugs have become associated with their power to relieve certain feelings and a habit is formed.

Stronger drugs – such as opiates and cocaine – can be habit-forming in just the same way. The drug taker comes to rely on the effect of the drug to produce a sensation of well-being and this reliance increases, until eventually dependence on a continual supply of the drug is established and an addictive habit is formed.

People who are addicted to drugs can be of any age and walk of life. Their reasons for taking drugs are as varied as the environments in which they live. In some cases, addiction will be life-long; in others, it may be a temporary phase which can be broken out of.

The incidence of drug use depends on many factors – among them the rate of youth unemployment, whether or not a country lies on a specific drug rout.

Drugs even the least expensive ones, are unaffordable to many. A great majority of drug abusers prefer to make their own drugs of poppies and other plants containing narcotic substances. Consequently, illegal cultivation of such plants is becoming increasingly widespread. The spread of illegal cultivation of opium poppies is especially menacing.

It was already said that drugs have accompanied humans since the beginning of civilization. The increasing number of drug addicts and rapid growth of illegal trafficking business show that the measures taken in many states are not sufficient. So approaches on how to deal with them today continue to differ. In some countries there is a clear trend toward greater emphasis on education and treatment, rather than repression. Many policy-makers are worried by the opening of new trade routes – bringing with it international organized crime – the availability of new narcotics, as well as the emergence of new diseases that can be spread by drug users such as AIDS and hepatitis. It was the emergence of AIDS and HIV which can be transmitted by shared needles among intravenous drug users, that prompted many countries to adopt new policies focused more on treatment and prevention rather than interdiction and persecution.

I think that we need to learn to live in a world with drugs – whatever the substance. And we know that with the prodigies of chemistry, there are so many new things. I think that what we need to do is, first, to be able to detect the new trends, to detect the new substances because some of them can be lethal substances, or very toxic substances; this is first. Second, what’s required is that we need to teach ourselves and our children to live in such a world.

 


Date: 2016-04-22; view: 990


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