Drug addiction : The evils of the habit

Our forefathers had spoken of five cardinal sins which must be avoided by all means though they may appear to bring profit or pleasure for the time being. The evils are gambling, stealing, murder, unchastity and rugs. The history of humanity is full of examples where people have been ruined by following the path of one or other of them. A whole nation was brought to disgrace because of opium. Why then man takes to drugs ? Some think it adds to pleasure; some others think that it takes away physical weariness. Still others take it to forget their worries, while others take it in order to please the company. In cold countries they take it to keep oneself warm. While in very small dose, drugs may and do act as medicine, they can never bring pleasure. True they have the doping effect and hence at the spur of the moment the person may act more vigorously but only to find himself weaker later. taking harmful drugs in large quantities in time and out of time is addiction. From time immemorial man has known to make drugs. Today, various kinds of drinks like wine, brandy and whisky are common in the market. But consuming these drinks in moderate quantity is not harmful. Whereas opium in various forms are all drugs. These drugs affect the nervous system especially small brains which control the voluntary action. So a man under the influence of a drug is unable to walk and he staggers. Since it deadens the senses, the man under the influence of drug does not know what he does or speaks. Very often under the influence of a drug he does shameful acts. Continued addiction upsets the digestive system, especially the liver, leading even to death. A drug does not at all add to mental alertness; far from it. The mental faculties will be benumbed. In order to forget worries people take drugs because of their soporific effect but exactly the drug is not the answer to one's worry. Certainly the drug addiction brings moral degradation. The addict himself knows it and so he consumes them only in secret and , no addict openly will come forward to say he is an addict. It is against all religious sanctions. It leads to immoral and evil activities. Socially also an addict is looked down upon and people would try to avoid a drug addict. He would be a nuisance wherever he is, at home or in company. He would bring untold misery to his people and those around him. except in the company of addicts, he would be looked upon as a leper. His family also will share the disgrace because people will point the accusing finger at the family. Financially it ruins the addict. The money would go down the drains as it could be spent for the betterment of him or the benefit of the family. So to act wisely, one should by all means avoid drugs.