DRUG ADDICTION

Drug is usually used as medicine to cure diseases. But sometimes it is taken by some people as a habit of getting amusement. This habit of taking harmful drug is called drug addiction. The people who take drug cannot stop taking it. There are some reasons behind this addiction. Some people take drugs to forget their painful past or present. Some people take drugs as pursuit of pleasure. There is also another type of people who at first take drugs as fun but afterwards it turns into an addiction for them. The effects of drug addiction are very harmful and serious. The health of the addicts breaks down. The addicts lose their mental power and courage. They lose their social status and the love of their near and dear ones as well. Everybody ignores and detests them. Various kinds of diseases grasp them. They suffer from amnesia, insomnia, nausea, physical weakness, blood pressure and from many other fatal diseases. Their lungs, kidneys and livers also get damaged. So, it should be stopped. The drug addiction can be checked by creating social awareness through various ways. Above all, strict laws must be enforced on the drug businessmen and drug smugglers.