Life is a miracle because of its mysteries and excellence. Life is not how it is defined; rather, it is how it is lived. The living of life gives it a meaning and a worth. And, great are those who fight for life; for its dignity and for its significance; those who tell the human not to waste it and be counted among the responsible members of the community. Not those who make life a misery and make human beings suffer.
Every menace that is anti-life should be shunned. Drugs are included in the same kind of evils that devalue the life and make human beings crawl like insects, instead of rising like a real human. Drugs should be shunned to the maximum possible limit.
The preventive measures to stop the use of drugs should be two-fold. First, the measures must be carried out to discourage its spread and use; means the objective should be to stop producing new addicts. Strict legal measures must be carried out to discourage the smuggling of drugs and its business. The convenient availability of different types of drugs makes many addicts each year.
Even the most harmful of the drugs are available with greatest of the ease. With such a scenario at hand, it is really a Herculean task to stop the people becoming addict. In fact, the drug smuggling and its availability in every corner of the country is linked with the organized crime in the entire region and even international mafia.
Most of the funding for the organized crime in the country is obtained from the filthy business of drugs. Unfortunately, the law and order system is not strong enough to take serious action against them. More unfortunate is the fact that there are culprits from within the government authorities who are involved in invigorating this grimy business and make the people addicted to this menace, instead of playing a role in eradicating it entirely. All these factors must be taken care of by the government authorities and relevant agencies and a comprehensive movement should be launched to counter this menace.
The second phase of the preventive campaign should involve the treatment of the addicts and availability of pleasant environment to them so that they should avoid using drugs and return to positive living. In this regard the establishment of the medical and rehabilitation centers can play a key role. Well-developed and properly managed hospitals and rehabilitation centers for the addicts can really bring back the addicts from the alleys of the darkness to the horizons of the illumination. It is hapless to mention that the number of such centers is insufficient in our country.
There are only few such centers in the urban areas while most of the people, who are addicted to drugs, do not have access to such opportunities. It should also be mentioned that the ones that are present are not equipped with latest technology, medicine and techniques and on most of the occasions they depend on violence as their only tool to cure the patients.
The patients after such treatment, instead of becoming a positive member of society, are further pushed towards addiction and crimes. Their confidence on the social setup and their expectations from their fellow beings are all shattered and they find refuge in the cozy arms of drugs, where they are not haunted by troubles, worries and pains. So, the important thing is that the centers that are established to treat the victims of drugs addiction must not only be equipped with latest technology and techniques, but also well-trained and affectionate doctors and caretakers.
The suggested measures can really play a role in discouraging the use of drugs; nevertheless, they are short-term. For a considerable reduction in the use of this menace, it is vital that better living conditions must be provided to the people as most of the people become addicted because of their poor socio-economic circumstance.