Drug abuse in North East India

• by Priyanki Banerjee (My opinion)

The use of drugs is on a rampant increase in India, especially in the North Eastern region. This is evidently seen in many of the North Eastern states. It has taken a serious toll on many innocent lives of teenagers, children as well as youths of this region. These young people directly or indirectly fall a prey into this danger, sometimes consciously or sometimes unconsciously. Many a times , drugs are supplied to schools, colleges and sold in certain places . The drug suppliers or drug lords influence these people in such a way that it becomes impossible for the young people to get over this evil. It is said that there is a nexus ,a nexus of corruption and drug dealing. We too usually see that after a victim gets caught in this trap it becomes impossible for him to come out of this evil web. He is addicted and becomes so helpless into drugs that he never hesitates to resort to covert ways to get money and to procure drugs. Stealing money from his parents , borrowing the same in the pretext of need for school or college functions are usually seen as common practices .

This menace of drug abuse has spoiled many youths . There should be proper co-ordinated and conscious steps to curtail the menace of drug abuse. After all, it involves the question of the future of the society and "youth are the future".