DRUG ABUSE: A YOUTH'S DESTINY KILLER #AIR-CLINIC CONTEST

vintageverve (51)in #air-clinic • 7 years ago

Drug abuse is simply put the abuse of drug or consumption of drugs which were not prescribed by a physician.

Wikipedia has it that:

Drug abuse, is a patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others, and is a form of substance-related disorder.

When one talk about ‘Drug Abuse’ the first thing that strays into one’s mind is amphetamines, alcohol, cannabis, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, opioids, cocaine, methaqualone. I’m not an addict but I can guess what probably makes people to Abuse drugs, is majorly bad habit. Another reason why people abuse drugs is just peer pressure.

IKEM’S DEATH
Drug abuse should be frowned at because it’s truly a killer of destiny; this took me aback to when I was in my first year. After our matriculation party on 6th of February 2015, some guys went to a pool party that evening to swim and you know taking of alcohol and other drugs is like a normal thing to young guys may be because of peer pressure.
Ikem a young promising boy lost his life that day when trying to dive into the water, he landed with his head and broke his skull. He died on the spot and that was how he lost his dear life on his matriculation day. Ever since then, drug abuse is something I dread so much and even more because, I’ve never seen any advantage drug abuse has to offer to any youth who has high aspirations and wants to prosper in life.

Ikem parents who were planning to return home the next day. Got a call from one Ikem’s friend who broke the news to them. Ikem’s Mom never believed it until she saw the lifeless body of her son lying on the floor with his eyes widely open.