Rescuing street children from drugs

The number of street children has been perpetually rising in the capital. In recent years, the prevalence of substance abuse among them has also been on the rise. They sniff inhalant and dendrite on the streets. These homeless children become victims to the malicious intentions of drug lords.  

Street children are raised in deprived conditions. They do not get proper education and have no idea about the vicious cycle of drugs they get trapped into. They cannot distinguish right from wrong as adults possibly could. They are exploited to smuggle drugs and get involved in all sorts of criminal activities.

Time and again, there have been outcries about how the government should step up to include them in our society so that they get a chance to lead a good and respectful life, but to no avail. If something is not done now, then these children will grow up to be threats to our very own society. The concerned authorities should no longer ignore this issue. Besides, it is not just about saving our communities from them, it is also about saving them.