Drug menace in punjab

Unfortunately the land of 5 rivers have now become famous for one more river and thats of drugs.Punjabi youth once famous for his energetic potential and charisma in eyes is increasingly looking towards drugs as means of contentment and satisfaction in this brutally competitive world.There are some mind boggling datas on that like

1)As per affidavit filed by Punjab govt in Punjab and haryana high court nearly 2/3 rd families in Punjab have at least one family member suffering from drug addiction.Though the exact number of Punjabi youth involved still needed to be confirmed as icmr data is pending and it will take some more 2 Nd half years to be completed.

2)Most of the youth is addicted towards heroin though its addiction is more in younger population while somewhat older population is more inclined towards opium and poppy husk.not only this but rise of synthetic drugs like methamphetamine or fondly called ice and ephedrine etc along with designer drugs like mephedrone is a severe cause of concern.

3)Nearly 400 kg of drugs seized by bsf lately.

4)Severe shortage of doctors per addict population.....

                                                                                     

Reasons for this gigantic problem are many -

1)disguised unemployment in Punjab as Punjab have not promoted industrial development and diversification of employment activities enough to give jobs to its increasingly graduated generation.

2)Punjabi culture of alcoholic consumption and drugs become just as an add on factor to booze.

3)drug consumption being promoted in movies and songs like a song titled weed pila de .Punjabi youth as being highly aspirational get addicted towards such showoffs

4)neglect of care by parents as our culture though is shifting more towards independence of youth and allowing them to take the decisions they deem fit for them but it also demands that parets take care of the very fact that failure of those decisions dont make a young man or woman emotionally handicap and result is looking towards drugs as a means of salvation.

5)last of all i believe is the failure of authorities as buck must stop at the desk of those who have authority to rule.If this menace is not nipped here only then not faraway will be the times when Punjab will face another insurgency out of the frustration of disgruntled youth.

But solutions has to be found and that needs cooperation and support of whole society in practical terms 

1)first will be to destigmatize those who are involved in drug menace and making it sure that they are not to be treated as criminals but as victims.Start can be done from inmates booked under ndps act 1985.

2)deaddiction centres with certain strictly enforced guidelines  and drug anonymous societies in each district .

3)creating a favourable emotional atmosphere for growing child so that he or she dont feel like alone when any difficulty arises in life and be always optimistic that society will accept him or her in originality.

4)thrust towards vocational education along with rehabilitation so that person can get a job after deaddiction treatment and minimum cases of relapse happen.

5)administration should focus on high profile cases and kingpins.

                                                                                              AT THIS JUNCTURE OF TIME EVERY PUNJABI NEEDS TO TAKE AN OATH THAT HE OR SHE WILL NOT LET HIS OR HER YOUTH GETTING WASTED IN THIS MINDLESS ADDICTION AND WILL BE AN ASSET TO PUNJAB AS WELL AS NATION.