REPORT

Date: 1-10-22
To: The Editor, “Dawn News”, Lhr.
From: XYZ, Press Reporter, “Dawn News”, Lhr.
Subject: Drug Addiction In Youth

Introduction:
The use of drugs and narcotics in society is on the rise.
People of all ages indulge in this malpractice, but young people
are more prone to drug addiction than other age groups.

Report:
This report is an overview of juvenile drug addiction. Drug
addiction has corrupted every sector of society, from urban to
rural settings. Both men and women seem to be entirely
engrossed in it, however it is more prevalent in adolescents and
teenagers. Higher numbers of drug addiction cases are reported
from the educational sector,student hostels and universities than
any other sector.

The most common drugs abused are marijuana used by

about 3-6% of the total population, and opium used by around
1%. Heroin is also abused by over 800,000 people everyday.
Pakistan has 6.7 million drug users out of which more than 2
million are addicted. According to the UN reports in 2020, this is
one of the highest drug addiction rates in the world.

In a society filled with excessive substance abuse, the youth

have taken a very negative impact. One of the main causes of
drug addiction is the easy availability of drugs by people in and
around the educational institute. To stressed out, fatigued and
overburdened students, drugs are the fastest way of attaining
relief.

Curiosity is also a major factor. The promised euphoria of

drugs allures young and immature minds. After the initial curiosity,
the victims unknowingly find themselves craving more of it. And in
a short period of time they are addicted.

Medicative drugs have also become very common in use.

Even for something as small as a cough students take
paracetamol etc. Over time it weakens their tolerance of pain and
multiplies their tolerance towards medicine doses. The students
become dependent on over the counter drugs and start needing
them to function.

Most young drug abusers are well aware of how much bodily
and mental harm they are putting themselves through. They are
aware of the consequences they will have to face if their families
find out about it. They are conscious of how they are risking their
future by being involved in such a stigmatised substance.
However, logic alone is not enough to pull them out of the reverie
of drug addiction.

Drug addiction can not be eliminated but steps must be

taken by the authorities to minimise the rate. Drug dealers should
be caught and arrested. Universities should have departements
which do regular checks of the student dormitories to weed out
the juvenile drug sellers. More Rehabilitation centres need to be
established for recovery of addicts. Families can also keep a
close check on their members.

In conclusion, drug addiction is one of the major evils of our

youth today. Families, educational institutions and governments
can all work together to ensure maximum eradication of drugs
from our new generation.

SSA
Dawn News,
Lhr.