Drug abuse
Sir,
Gone are the days
when drugs belonged to the realm of the rich,
west influenced college youth. Today's drug
addict is a common youth. These drugs have
reached small towns and villages and are fast
spreading to all sections of society. Its spread
is not only causing health problems but also
hindering our economic progress.
Some students take
them as a source of enjoyment, while other take
them to forget tensions are worries at home.
Though, the most prominent reason for indulgence
may be parental negligence. The checks by them
give rise to a number of youths falling in the
company of wrong people. Lastly, there are some
who fall prey to drugs due to unawareness of the
dangerous effects of the drugs.
This increasing
drug addiction among school and college students
has become a new challenge for today's teacher.
Because teacher is supposed to develop a students
personality, including their moral and
intellectual well growth, teachers have to
re-examine their role in the drug affected
environment of the day. It is all the more
important because the students who fall prey to
drugs cannot achieve the desired goals, as drugs
suppress their ability to learn and consequently
their academic performance becomes poor. The
desire for drugs often keeps the addict away from
his school or college. His only concern is to
discover ways and means to meet the required
dosage of drugs. Such a students often ultimately
resort to pick-pocketing, theft etc. Such
undesirable activities lead him to join hands
with anti-social and anti-national forces, who is
their place use them as conduits of drug supply
to other students in college or school. Thus
defeating the very purpose of education.
No other person
other than teacher is competent to handle this
job effectively. They have to play a key role in
this affair. The teacher should be able to help
strengthen their will power and determination.
This can be done by diverting their attention
towards meaningful activities. In this aspect,
the school and college authorities, should work
hand in hand like providing ground, library and
other recreational facilities, helping them take
part in cultural activities, excursions etc. All
these activities should help in diverting the
energy of these adolescents to a useful purpose
and thus develop some meaning in their life.
Besides all these
meaningful activities drug-awareness among the
students should be created by making it a part of
school and college curriculum. Occasional
lectures by experts and former addicts, should be
conducted. Besides film shows paintings and
posters should be displayed on regular basis to
make them conscious of the effect of drugs. Thus
the role of teachers in controlling the menace of
drugs is of prime importance.
Yours etc..
Rafaqit Shabnam
Darhal Malkan Chowkian (Rajouri) 185135
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