A Critical Study On The Impact Of Drug Addiction Among Youth And The Effectiveness Of Law In Prevent
- IJLLR Journal
- Nov 21, 2023
- 2 min read
A Critical Study On The Impact Of Drug Addiction Among Youth And The Effectiveness Of Law In Preventing It
Gowtham. P, BA LLB (Hons), Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha Institute of Medical Technical and Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai
ABSTRACT:
Drug addiction is nothing but a disease or a disorder, where a person’s brain is affected, which may lead to an inability to have control over the usage of drugs or medication. The drugs can be legal or illegal, but the thing is, too much on anything is good for nothing. Nowadays, most of the youngsters are getting addicted to drugs easily. There are many reasons due to which the youngsters are getting addicted. They are availability of access to drugs, depression, peer pressure, lack of family involvement, low self esteem etc. The objective is to find out that youth are more prone to drug addiction, to find out the reasons for youth getting addicted to drugs, to find out whether adults are influencing the youth to consume drugs, to analyze the rate of drug addiction is caused due to peer pressure and to discuss about the ways to get rid of drug addiction. The methodology used here is empirical research. Findings is that, at present, drugs are easily available in the society and somehow the youngsters are trying to get access to it. Nothing can stop them from getting addicted to drugs, except themselves. They should change their mindset, search for diversion from getting addicted to drugs, like going to gym, playing sports, exercise, mediate, seek professional help, keep a well balanced life, listening to songs, hangout with good friends, etc.
Keywords: Drug, Addiction, Meditation, Pressure, Youth.
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