Frustrated youths taking drugs
Photo: Liton Rahman/ Driknews
For a city plagued with traffic gridlocks and lack of entertainment facilities, it is not surprising that youths today turn towards drugs for pleasure. What should they do in their spare time? Watch a movie at Cineplex when the same movie is being shown on HBO? Play in a field occupied by political parties which they use for their side business of parking cars? Stay out on the roads with their friends only to be mugged when alone? Parents tell their children not to use drugs, but cannot suggest them any other alternative. The drug rehabilitation centres have seen the admission of thousands of drug users, but the rehab centres cannot solve the problem. The solution lies somewhere else, but parents cannot see this because they are on the verge of utter desperation. The use of drugs have taken an undercover route, with users rarely admitting their addiction. How do you help someone who does not want to admit that he needs help? In our country, even the most optimistic of citizens find it hard to see a better future, how can the drug users see it? These children are our future, and we must work together to find a solution.
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