INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST
DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING.
International Day against
Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is Observed by UN to increase the awareness
against the illicit drug usage.
The drug abuse is that use of dangerous
substances that causes the addiction and damage to brain. The usage of illicit
drugs increased in teenage and youth. The main reasons, why the peoples are
getting in to drugs are to get rid of depression from any life experience, Just
for curiosity and for fit in certain group. Some of the drugs are highly
addictive, users may become addictive even after its first usage. The Injecting
drugs usually cause the HIV spread across the drug users. The drug users are
more into unprotected sex which causes increase in spreading STD s like
hepatitis ,HIV etc.. .
Unless
there is less demand to illicit drugs, The authorities can never prevent its
cultivation ,trafficking and Production . The prevention should be start from
the home itself. It is observed that the children less likely to use illicit
drugs if their parents have listen to their problems . UN has opted the
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking theme for 2017 as
“Listen Fist” .(Listen First - Listening to children and youth is the first
step to help them grow healthy and safe).
WHEN IS INTERNATIONAL DAY
AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
June 26 Every
year.
INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST
DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING HISTORY.
The International
Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was officially established after
united nation general assembly has passed the resolution 42/112 in 1987
December.
The date, June 26
was chosen in respect of Lin Zexu’s (Chinese scholar and official of
the Qing dynasty) efforts of discouraging the opium trade in
Guangdong, China before the First Opium War in China (1839–42)
IS IT A HOLIDAY
International Day
against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is not a holiday . It is observed by
UN as educate people against the drug abuse.
WHAT DO PEOPLE DO ON
INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
1. Educate peoples how to Reduce the social and economic impact of drug abuse
and related diseases.
2. Educate
public about how to tackle the drug abuse by conducting seminars and by using
of social medias and conduct awareness program on radio about how the drug
usage starts and how the drug dealers finds out new victims .
3. Reduce
the availability of drugs used for addictive substances .
4. conduct various
media awareness campaigns.
5. Create
plans to help addicts and support their families.
INTERESTING
FACTS ABOUT DRUG ABUSE
1. Drug
Abuse is a disease affecting the brain, it involves a strong desire to take
the substance despite its consequences.
2. Some drugs lead
to addiction faster than others even after its first usage.
3. Most of
the youth get drugs from their friends or acquaintances.
4. Most
youth seek for drugs for the first time out of their curiosity .
5. Drug
abuse cause social and financial breakdown.
6. Drug
injections are one of main reason for blood-transmitted infections
(such HIV).
7. Teens
who learn about drugs from parents are 60% less likely to use drugs than
those who do not.
8. Drugs
may cause to death due to over-dose .
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