Confused
I don’t understand why people, most of all teenagers fall prey to addictions like alcohol, drugs, etc. What is that in these substances which entices them? Lures people back to them again and again?
Many would argue that after a hectic week of working, they need to party hard. I agree with this philosophy but don’t understand how that would lead to addictions. There are scientific reasons defending the users in having an erroneous or dangerous gene.
I understand all of that but sometimes it crosses my mind, if teenagers are lead to it just coz they want a new experience, something exciting that they can boast about to their friends. Is it a lack of worries and problems in a financially stable society which lead to such things? Why did we not have the occurrences of addiction back in the 60s or 50s or 40s? I guess in those days, people had a lot to worry and work for. Their nation, their family and their pride. They didn’t have enough money or resources for their food, leave alone drugs.
Today when we are self-sufficient, making waves in the field of technology, science, medicine, philosophy and god knows which other fields every day, shouldn’t we be happier and more satisfied? But these days the relations become sour, people are so busy getting high on substances that they rarely acknowledge their kind and generous support system. Or maybe their support system is itself the very cause of their addiction. But aren’t these plain excuses?
I once read that addictions are a disease and the addicted should be treated as a patient and not as a menace. I wonder if it’s as easy as it sounds for the families of victims. Are they never angry at the one who takes their love for granted and goes back to the substance abuse time after time. Can everyone be so patient?
When I see the addiction figures rising and watch the innumerable stories of teenagers getting addicted at the early age of 12, 13, I wonder if it’s only the genes to be blamed. Does the current lifestyle have any role to play in this? I am surprised that today even when the awareness level of diseases, substance abuses being high and the freedom of choice being a common thing, people are still subjecting themselves to this malicious way of life.
What is the cause? Boredom, confusion, lack of excitement, lack of focus, what? I sure am confused on this one.
Many would argue that after a hectic week of working, they need to party hard. I agree with this philosophy but don’t understand how that would lead to addictions. There are scientific reasons defending the users in having an erroneous or dangerous gene.
I understand all of that but sometimes it crosses my mind, if teenagers are lead to it just coz they want a new experience, something exciting that they can boast about to their friends. Is it a lack of worries and problems in a financially stable society which lead to such things? Why did we not have the occurrences of addiction back in the 60s or 50s or 40s? I guess in those days, people had a lot to worry and work for. Their nation, their family and their pride. They didn’t have enough money or resources for their food, leave alone drugs.
Today when we are self-sufficient, making waves in the field of technology, science, medicine, philosophy and god knows which other fields every day, shouldn’t we be happier and more satisfied? But these days the relations become sour, people are so busy getting high on substances that they rarely acknowledge their kind and generous support system. Or maybe their support system is itself the very cause of their addiction. But aren’t these plain excuses?
I once read that addictions are a disease and the addicted should be treated as a patient and not as a menace. I wonder if it’s as easy as it sounds for the families of victims. Are they never angry at the one who takes their love for granted and goes back to the substance abuse time after time. Can everyone be so patient?
When I see the addiction figures rising and watch the innumerable stories of teenagers getting addicted at the early age of 12, 13, I wonder if it’s only the genes to be blamed. Does the current lifestyle have any role to play in this? I am surprised that today even when the awareness level of diseases, substance abuses being high and the freedom of choice being a common thing, people are still subjecting themselves to this malicious way of life.
What is the cause? Boredom, confusion, lack of excitement, lack of focus, what? I sure am confused on this one.
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