Drug abuse is becoming more and more common in many countries. What are some of the problems associated with drug abuse, and what are some of the possible solutions?

Nowadays, people have completely normalised the intake of toxic substances for leisure. The problem with

this

is that most of them are highly addictive converting the consumer into an addict.

It is clear that

increasing the number of

drug

addicts in a community

also

rises the percentage of criminals in the population.

Overall

, there is a lot of work that could be done in order to manage

this

issue.  It is common to observe some dramatic increases in vandalism in big cities, where in most cases drugs are involved. During the

last

years in most of the big ,capitals violent crimes had increased dramatically when individuals are under

drug

effects,

therefore

this

is making them completely dependent.

On the other hand

, there are

also

cases of street aggression between

drug

dealers who are not addicts but promote substance addiction.

However

, there are many ways society could address

this

problem in a more effective way. One of them would be more

drug

education from a young age and make understanding what are the effects on their body.

For example

, schools could include some visits to rehab centres since It is important to create awareness of what are the consequences of

drug

consumption. It is

also

clear that governments need to invest more in those rehabilitation centres and health professionals, in order to help addicts to recover.

To conclude

, the normalisation of

drug

addiction not only promotes more violence but

also

gives a bad example to young generations. It is important to address

this

from an early education point to make sure the youth is aware of the deadly consequences of it. Increasing the accessibility of rehab centres would be a benefit for populated cities where addiction is more common.