Essay 34 Drug Addiction for 12/BA/B.Sc. English by AG Ahmad
Essay No 34
Drug addiction
OUTLINE:
(For BA Students)
1. Drug addiction is on the
increase in Pakistan. There are many causes for drug addiction.
2. The first reason is that
the young people feel frustrated and tense in the modern world.
3. The uneducated people use
drugs to relieve pain and sufferings.
4. Heroin is the most
sophisticated form of drug.
5. The smugglers of heroin
are very influential. They are the main cause of prevalence this drug in
Pakistan.
6. The use of drugs harms our
body and mind.
As, some-one has wisely said,
“Drugs are
a waste of time.
They
destroy your memory and your self-respect
and everything that goes along with your
self-esteem.”
Drug
addiction is on the increase in Pakistan. Young boys and girls of colleges and
universities fall an easy victim to drug addiction. The reasons are quite
obvious.
The first reason is that the
young people feel frustrated and tense in the modern world. They fail to solve
their emotional and mental problems themselves. They are highly educated but
they do not get a job according to their ability. In this world of tension and
anxiety, they feel lonely and sad. They resort to drugs in order to mitigate (reduce)
their sorrows and sufferings. As, some-one has rightly said,
“We don’t choose to be addicted;
what we
choose to do is deny our pain.”
The second reason is that the
uneducated people use drugs to relieve themselves of pain and sufferings. Drug
addiction is not a new thing. It has been in practice for centuries. People
used Opium (افیم), Charas and Bhang in the past. These narcotics gave them
temporary pleasure and transported them into a world where there
was no sorrow or suffering. As, some-one has rightly said,
“Every form of addiction is bad, no matter,
whether the narcotic be alcohol or
morphine or idealism.”
Now، man has left these old narcotics and has become addicted to
heroin. Heroin is the most sophisticated form
of drug. It is prepared from Opium. The major centers of illegal
opium production are Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Heroin produced in these
areas is marketed to European countries and America. It is a very costly drug.
That is why, it is smuggled to rich countries. It is the most addictive of
drugs. A man may become addicted to it within a week. Its influence on our
body, mind and soul is irresistible. As, it is rightly said,
“Never underestimate a recovering addict.
We fight
for our lives every day in ways most people will never understand.”
If once this evil addiction
grips us, it may not leave us for years. There are many reasons for its
prevalence in Pakistan. First, the smugglers of heroin are very influential.
They are not caught and punished severely. Secondly, the recent Afghan- Russian
War has encouraged this. Thirdly, young people want to get rid of their depression
and anxiety. They resort to the use of drugs which mitigate (reduce) their sufferings
temporarily. As, it is wisely said,
“All the suffering, stress and
addiction comes from not realizing,
you already are what you are looking
for.”
The use of drugs harms our
body and mind. It affects our lungs, heart and kidneys. It causes tuberculosis
(T.B) and cancer. It relieves our depression for a short time and gives us
temporary pleasure. But as soon as, the intoxication (مدہوشی) is over,
it takes us to the world of reality and strain. In this way, it cripples
(مفلوج) our
activity and makes us inactive. A drug addict cannot live without the drug. He becomes a criminal, a robber or a thief. He
must steal money to get the drug. As, some-one has rightly said,
“Addiction
is an adaptation.
It’s not
you–it’s the cage you live in.”
Thus,
drug addiction produces an army of idlers and socially inactive people. In this
way, it turns active and vigorous young people into active and passive idlers.
The
Government of Pakistan is trying its utmost to control its prevalence. It persuades
the producers of heroin not to prepare it. At the same time, it uses strict
measures to stop its preparation. Co-operation of other countries, like U.S.A.,
U.K., West Germany and Canada is sought to counter its spread. As, some-one has
wisely said,
“Quitting
smoking is easy.
I have done
it a hundred times.”
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