The Rise of Drug Abuse Among Youth and Its Impact on Society

Drug abuse is one of the issues we've got to deal with in our world today, with both young and old abusing drugs for the lust of getting high and the like, which goes on to jeopardize their health and also affects society negatively. It's quite disheartening to witness all of the negative impacts of the usage of illicit drugs in our society, and I think it's high time we come together as a community to put an end to this by creating awareness of its dangers and, in the process, creating a community of sane individuals.

All around me, both physically and online, we hear the issues caused by drug abusers all around, and when you even see its impacts on some of them, you can't help but wonder why they use those drugs in the first place, because sometimes it renders them useless and powerless, unable to do anything, and yet, you'll see they craving it once again, probably because of how they feel when they use it, but forgetting it's implications on their health and more.

I remember the situation of a particular guy during my university days. This happens to be a very brilliant student who's very academically sound, and on a particular day he had to pay a visit to some of his friends who are known to indulge in usage of drugs, and while he himself doesn't smoke, he moved with these people, but on that particular day he was hungry and decided to eat at his friend's place, unknown to him that they'd mixed weed into their food.

The guy in question ate the food out of hunger and went back home, but the effects of the drugs on his system went south several hours later. On getting home, I think he slept off for several hours, but by the time he woke up, he wasn't mentally stable again. As he was heard saying things that made no sense, he was taken to the hospital, and it was there that it was discovered that there were drugs in his system.

Upon doing research, they found out how it enters his body system, and it's quite disheartening that someone who doesn't take drugs can suffer such fate because he decides to eat at his friend's place. I mean, that sounds normal and not a big deal, but it's evidence of what our world has turned into and the need for everyone to be careful of what they eat and drink, especially when they don't know how such comes by.

That's very necessary because even around me, I've seen some of these drug addicts pour their drug mixture into a bottle of water or bottle of soda and carry it about drinking them as though they're only sipping water or the soda, unknown to many that such has been mixed with drugs, and if you're the type who can't do without trying to eat or drink from what you see from, your friend, you'll fall victim by also taking those drugs unknowingly.

So it's about time we all stay conscious and be careful who we roam with, and as well create awareness of the dangers of these drugs on our mental health. If you go to most psychiatric homes, you'll notice that most of those patients there were due to the usage of illicit drugs and drug abusers, and if we weren't careful, most of our youth would delve into it because most celebrities take these drugs in their music videos, making it seem normal.

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