Bangladesh
targeted for drug addiction
The
socioeconomic condition of Bangladesh bred various problems since the inception
of Bangladesh as an independent nation. Poverty, unemployment, corruption are
some root problems for which more problems emerge. Drug addiction among the
youths is one of them. It has become one of the most serious problems which has
its roots in the society. Young generation is the main victim of drug
addiction. Drug addiction has effects also on the society. The causes are
numerous in number. Frustration is most probably the deepest cause of all.
Frustration can occur due to unemployment, failure in love relationships,
poverty, etc. There can be more reasons behind the scene of drug addiction. As
Bangladesh is situated in a strategically important area in South Asia, the
international drug smugglers are using this route as a safe transit to bring
drug in this region. Moreover, Bangladesh is surrounded with the golden
triangle, which also gives the international criminals to use our land for
their drug business.
One of the most important causes of drug addiction among the youth is drug can be found very easily in our country. Easy accessibility has made it possible for the young people to try it once and then get addicted. They get acquainted with drugs from friends, classmates and relatives who are very close to them. In that case, I have to mention that I have noticed that many of my friends of university became drug addicted because some student politicians accompany them. Those politicians have no intention to study but to spread their drug business in the university in disguise of student politics. Our growing middles class and high-class society is very much vulnerable to social violence. Most of the families are suffering with different problems in city life. The number of broken families is also increasing day by day. The children of the broken families also create problems in their surroundings. The broken family children do not have the companionship of their parents. They are deprived of parental guidance. Besides, they take to drugs as a way of relieving their stresses that arise from lack of parental care and guidance and other stresses in their lives. Increasingly we note social values are being given up by the families. But these values are also essential for advancing the society peacefully. The removal of those social values from society breeds violence and crimes. Furthermore, our children of the broken families have to face the challenges of life alone. They are devoid of the parental love and affection, which is considered to be the most important element for the upbringing of the children.
Without the parental love and affection, a child’s psychological health does not get the strength to establish itself as a human being. As a result, the broken family children become the victim of frustration and aggression. This frustration-aggression embedded in the minds of these deprived children leads to their getting addicted to various harmful drugs. Being separate from parental love, they try to forget their grief by taking drugs. The high-class society is already so used to drugs that their children are very familiar with different drugs. As a result, they have a growing interest and attachment towards drugs. When they reach teenage, they try to adopt this vulgar practice of drug and become addicted. Again, the late night parties are mainly popular for the heavy consumption of drugs. The rich young people are going astray following the path of drug addiction. In this way, we are losing our potential human resource. There have been various long-term effects of drugs on human body. Some common problems are drowsiness, gradual damage of brain and nerves, high blood pressure, kidney and heart disease for drug addiction. If the future generation of the country becomes sick only because of drug addiction who will advance this country further. Additionally, drug addiction leads to social crimes and social violence. The drug-addicted people becomes violent when they cannot afford to buy drugs. They often adopt unfair means to manage drugs for addiction. Gradually, the drug addicted young people become sick mentally. Their psychological health is affected by the frequent taking of drugs. They act violently and become crazy when they have any trouble managing drugs. To lay their hands on money to buy drugs, they do not hesitate to hijack other people’s assets. Even they are bound to commit heinous crimes such as smuggling, kidnapping, murder, etc. Drug addiction is pushing our young generation towards certain destruction. We need to crush this habit very soon any way we can. As young generation needs to be the responsible and ideal citizens of the country, they must be actively encouraged not to take drugs. They should be aware of the harmful facts of drug addiction from childhood. Family bonding needs to be strengthened more. Conjugal problems should be solved by counseling. Divorce should be considered as the last resort.
The state has to play a determined role to address this issue more effectively. Necessary laws and acts should be adopted to decrease the rate of drug abuse and drug addiction of the youths. Existing laws and acts regarding drugs need to be amended. Domestic laws should be enforced strictly so that drug trafficking becomes impossible within our land. Awareness building programes are needed to be introduced in the educational institutions. Civil society has to play a vital role in this context. They can raise public awareness by organizing seminars, discussion meetings, symposiums, etc., more frquently. In fine, we can say that we are a developing country and our main resource is human resource. As we are a overpopulated country, our development depends on the proper use of our human resource. But it is not possible for us to be a developed country if the young generation are walking in the wrong path. Drug addiction is such a disease which harms both a person and society at large. It is our duty to save the country from being ruined by drug addiction.
One of the most important causes of drug addiction among the youth is drug can be found very easily in our country. Easy accessibility has made it possible for the young people to try it once and then get addicted. They get acquainted with drugs from friends, classmates and relatives who are very close to them. In that case, I have to mention that I have noticed that many of my friends of university became drug addicted because some student politicians accompany them. Those politicians have no intention to study but to spread their drug business in the university in disguise of student politics. Our growing middles class and high-class society is very much vulnerable to social violence. Most of the families are suffering with different problems in city life. The number of broken families is also increasing day by day. The children of the broken families also create problems in their surroundings. The broken family children do not have the companionship of their parents. They are deprived of parental guidance. Besides, they take to drugs as a way of relieving their stresses that arise from lack of parental care and guidance and other stresses in their lives. Increasingly we note social values are being given up by the families. But these values are also essential for advancing the society peacefully. The removal of those social values from society breeds violence and crimes. Furthermore, our children of the broken families have to face the challenges of life alone. They are devoid of the parental love and affection, which is considered to be the most important element for the upbringing of the children.
Without the parental love and affection, a child’s psychological health does not get the strength to establish itself as a human being. As a result, the broken family children become the victim of frustration and aggression. This frustration-aggression embedded in the minds of these deprived children leads to their getting addicted to various harmful drugs. Being separate from parental love, they try to forget their grief by taking drugs. The high-class society is already so used to drugs that their children are very familiar with different drugs. As a result, they have a growing interest and attachment towards drugs. When they reach teenage, they try to adopt this vulgar practice of drug and become addicted. Again, the late night parties are mainly popular for the heavy consumption of drugs. The rich young people are going astray following the path of drug addiction. In this way, we are losing our potential human resource. There have been various long-term effects of drugs on human body. Some common problems are drowsiness, gradual damage of brain and nerves, high blood pressure, kidney and heart disease for drug addiction. If the future generation of the country becomes sick only because of drug addiction who will advance this country further. Additionally, drug addiction leads to social crimes and social violence. The drug-addicted people becomes violent when they cannot afford to buy drugs. They often adopt unfair means to manage drugs for addiction. Gradually, the drug addicted young people become sick mentally. Their psychological health is affected by the frequent taking of drugs. They act violently and become crazy when they have any trouble managing drugs. To lay their hands on money to buy drugs, they do not hesitate to hijack other people’s assets. Even they are bound to commit heinous crimes such as smuggling, kidnapping, murder, etc. Drug addiction is pushing our young generation towards certain destruction. We need to crush this habit very soon any way we can. As young generation needs to be the responsible and ideal citizens of the country, they must be actively encouraged not to take drugs. They should be aware of the harmful facts of drug addiction from childhood. Family bonding needs to be strengthened more. Conjugal problems should be solved by counseling. Divorce should be considered as the last resort.
The state has to play a determined role to address this issue more effectively. Necessary laws and acts should be adopted to decrease the rate of drug abuse and drug addiction of the youths. Existing laws and acts regarding drugs need to be amended. Domestic laws should be enforced strictly so that drug trafficking becomes impossible within our land. Awareness building programes are needed to be introduced in the educational institutions. Civil society has to play a vital role in this context. They can raise public awareness by organizing seminars, discussion meetings, symposiums, etc., more frquently. In fine, we can say that we are a developing country and our main resource is human resource. As we are a overpopulated country, our development depends on the proper use of our human resource. But it is not possible for us to be a developed country if the young generation are walking in the wrong path. Drug addiction is such a disease which harms both a person and society at large. It is our duty to save the country from being ruined by drug addiction.
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Drug addiction is pushing our young generation towards certain destruction. We
need to crush this habit very soon, any way we can
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