Reaction Paper on Drug Addiction

The Spread of Drug Addiction a reflection by John Mark P. Burila

BSEd 3-C major in Physical Science

“Drug abuse and addiction are major burdens to society; however, staggering as these numbers
are, they provide a limited perspective of the devastating consequences of this disease,”

Numerous incidents have been reported in television and social Medias about drug users and
dealers who are caught in the acts, especially in those squatters area or what they call “drug
dens”. Not only those person who live in this populated area are being reported to the
authorities but believe it or not powerful persons like government officials also indulge their
selves in using prohibited drugs.
Most of the drug users in the Philippines are young people. Illegal drugs that are present include
marijuana, LSD, opiates, and barbiturates. While there are no accurate statistics available, it is
estimated that as many as 60,000 young people in the Philippines are dealing with drug
addiction. So what is the reason why this young people are attracted to use this illegal drugs?
Maybe you will agree with this points I’ve listed. I’ll focus my discussion on young people who
use prohibited drugs.

First, Enjoyment. Despite all the concerns about illegal drug use and the attendant lifestyle by
young people, it is probably still the case that the lives of most young people are centred on
school, home and employment and that most drug use is restricted to the use of tobacco and
alcohol. They may adopt the behaviour, fashion and dialect of a particular subculture including
the occasional or experimental use of illegal drugs without necessarily adopting the lifestyle.
Even so, the evidence of drug use within youth culture suggests that the experience of
substances is often pleasurable rather than negative and damaging. So possibly the main
reason why young people take drugs is that they enjoy them. Second, Environment. Many
young people live in communities which suffer from poverty, with high unemployment, low
quality housing and where the surrounding infra-structure of local services is fractured and
poorly resourced. In such communities drug supply and use often thrive as an alternative
economy often controlled by powerful criminal groups. As well as any use that might be
associated with the stress and boredom of living in such communities, young people with poor
job prospects recognise the financial advantages and the status achievable through the
business of small scale supply of drugs. Third, Curiosity. Most young people are naturally
curious and want to experiment with different experiences. For some, drugs are a good
conversation point, they are interesting to talk about and fascinate everyone. Lastly, Personal
Problems. Some young people will use drugs specifically to ease the trauma and pain of bad
relationships and the physical and emotional abuse arising from unhappy home lives. Such
young people will often come to the attention of the school. If these problems can be addressed,
then if drugs are involved they can become less of a problem.
So how can we prevent this wide spread use of drugs and drug addiction? For me, it is within
ourselves, and that is DISCIPLINE. It’s hard for me to know that the lives of my fellow young
people are being devastated just because of this prohibited drugs. If I have the opportunity to
renew their lives, I would help them by conducting seminars about drug addiction. I will

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encourage them to join some recreational activities to reverse their attention on drugs. I will
share to them the Good News, which is Jesus Christ because I believe that He alone can
change our lives, from evil to good.

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