Hello @everyone
Greetings to you, and welcome here. Today I am so excited to take part in the contest organized by @ripon0630. In this post, I have discussed the reasons for youth to become addicted to drugs and other useful information following the contest tip.
✅ What do you think are the main reasons for youth to become addicted to drugs? |
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The intake of drugs among youths in my country, Nigeria, is very alarming. Thank God for agencies like the "National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)" that have been tackling the intake of hard drugs in Nigeria.
Based on my observation in the place I am staying, youths become addicted to drugs for the following reasons:
- Family linage
- Poor parental upbringing
- low academic background
- Lack of jobs
- Lack of advice (mentorship)
- Bad peer group
Most youths who are addicted to drugs began taking drugs because their parents, who are supposed to advise them, were taking drugs. A family where the father is addicted to drugs will eventually influence the children to become drug addicts. Also, poor parental upbringing is another reason why youths are addicted to drugs.
Some families reject their children because of their gender identity or sexual orientation, and they never caution their children, especially the male ones, against the harmful impact of drugs.
Finally, this lack of jobs also causes youths to become addicted to drugs. Like in my street, most of the youth have nothing meaningful to do other than gather and drink or smoke.
✅ What is the extent of drug addiction in your society? Do you think it's important to prevent drug addiction among youth? |
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The extent of drug addiction in my society has reduced as compared to before when you would see youths moving around the street with drugs. As I earlier said, thank God for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) that is going about hunting those who are addicted to drugs.
With what NDLEA is doing in my society, youths are now afraid of taking drugs, not even smoking, because they are afraid of getting caught by the agency. The agency has helped reduce the intake of drugs, which has reduced drug addiction in my society.
✅ How can you encourage them to make healthy choices, and what steps do you think would be effective to save them? |
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Well, the best way that I can encourage them to make healthy choices is to educate them on the harmful effects of taking hard drugs. I would tell them to stop taking hard drugs and to take drugs that can improve their health.
The step that would be effective in saving them is getting closer to them to know the reason why they are addicted to drugs before advising them on what to do. In this case, I will need to counsel them and at least support them financially. Some people do take drugs to wipe away depression, and one needs to educate such people and give them the most hope.
I am inviting: @ebeke, @entity01, and @yakspeace.