Drug addiction -- a social cancer

By Nusrat Sharmin International Islamic University Chittagong
11 December 2004, 18:00 PM
A social cancer has extended its poisonous claw all over the world. Drug addiction has now become a serious global problem. Because of romantic curiosity, young people get addicted to drug. But the root cause is frustration, unemployment problems and social insecurity. Political unrest and lack of family ties are also responsible for it. Drug addiction is the cause of various crimes in the society. Drug damages the brain as well as other organs of the human body. Thus it kills a man, slowly but surety. Therefore, it is very essential to prevent the problem if we want to have a bright future for our young generation. For it, there is a need for an effective programme of the parents and of the government's.