However, now-a-days, the term ‘drug’ means not only medicine, but also the fatal narcotics that

include
cocaine, heroin, brown sugar, and many other specifications. All these drugs have their evil effects on
the mind and body cells of the addicts. The young generations, particularly teenagers, are the worst
victims of evils of Drug Addiction.

Drug Addiction (also called substance use disorder) is a brain disease. The addict becomes dependent
on the drug. The addict uses it, despite having full knowledge of its harmful effects on health.

Affects in youth
The reasons why a young person gets addicted to these harmful drugs are many.

Curiosities, desire for pleasure, social excommunication, mental gap, lack of self-reliance are
some of the reasons why these youth becomes a drug-addict.

Lack of self-confidence, that is inferiority complex, has been marked as cause of one’s becoming
a drug addict.

Peer pressure, excessive stress, lack of parental involvement in child’s activities, are among the
leading causes for drug addiction among youth and teen people.

The problem of drug addiction is all the more serious because the addicts are mostly young
school or college going boys and girls, the future citizens of a country, on whom will depend in
future its welfare and the welfare of its people. So, it is imperative to see that such young boys
and girls may be no means fall victims to drug addiction.