Drug addiction refers to regular intake of substances harmful to human health. It has now become a serious problem of our society, especially in the town areas. Many young men and women are falling victims to this drug addiction. It is a curse not only for themselves but also for the whole nation. Taking drugs frequently one becomes addicted. So he gets accustomed to going with it. There are some reasons for drug addiction such as frustration, bad association, availability of intoxicants, unemployment, failure in love, degradation of religious values, lack of family peace etc. Drugs are expensive. So to manage money the addicts often go for stealing, hijacking, killing and all sorts of misdeeds. Drugs are smuggled into the country. The smugglers carry on drug business freely. As a result, this curse has become widespread all over the world. The consequences of drug addiction are very dreadful. Human body changes its metabolism due to drug addiction. It affects our central nervous system and brain. Malnutrition, memory loss, health deterioration, brain damage, aggressive behaviour are some of the consequences of drug addiction. But we cannot allow this drug addiction to go on unchecked. We can play a role in the fight against drug addiction. The first thing to do is to highlight its dangerous effect to the people and make them aware of this deadly enemy of social life. The mass media can play an effective role in this respect. Seminars and discussions and debate should be held in schools, colleges and universities. Availability of drugs should be stopped at any cost. Drug smugglers should be given exemplary punishment to remove the curse of drug addiction from society. The government alone cannot solve this problem single-handed. People must co-operate with government to root this problem out from the society.
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