How to Stop Drug Abuse

How to Stop Drug Abuse Drug abuse is one of the common conditions prevalent in the Western world and as time has gradually gone by it has started showing it Eastward drift. This a matter of great concern as this is one potential vice that can affect not only the individual, but also hi s family, neighbours society and country at large range. This abuse must be stopped in the societies. It is commonly seen in younger age groups, in blacks more than whites, men and women alike, and often associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection. These addicts share their needle sand syringes, more often than it. And this is responsible for the widespread prevalence of HIV in them due to spread by this parenteral route. Drug abuse of great concern because it depletes the country and society of its most productive work force. Not only that, it also makes the poor poorer and the rich even richer. The negative effects of drug abuse on the health of the individual so involved cannot be disregarded. The cause of these addictions trace to deep rooted psychological disturbances either as a disturbed childhood, broken homes, ill treatment as a child, heartache at tender immature ages, peer pressure, excess of pocket money, non availability of supervising elders, negligent parents, ease of availability of such substances and so on. What was just an incidental indulge now becomes a necessity – such a necessity that cannot be helped, that distances blood relationships from each other, that wrecks homes, destroys childhood, many families, societies and the country at large. The mechanism in which these drugs create addiction is by creating a physical and mental dependence on them. Abstinence from such preparations gives rise to a wide array of symptoms – both physical which includes tremors, sweating, redness of eyes, motor in co-ordination and so on and mental symptoms which includes irritability, disturbed sleep, insomnia, lack of concentration and so on and so forth. Drug abuse can and should be stopped by enforcement of stringent laws prohibiting the same, the establishment of effective machinery to deal with the cases, courts with speedy disposal of such suits which should be treated as special suits, severe punishment for those who provide drugs. Prevention was, is and shall always be better than cure. So, one should prevent this as far as possible by paying attention to all those factors which may have contributed to the condition to begin with. Once prevention is out of hand we are left with only management which is as stated. To begin with is medical intervention as initiation therapy continued over long patient years coupled with expert psychological counseling and behavior therapy, followed by only the latter as maintenance therapy.