Breaking The Taboo – Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is not a stamp of authenticity for having failed morally or for the lack of willpower. Drug addiction is a complicated disease that deserves long-term, extensive treatment just like any other chronic condition. The people who have not had to struggle with substance abuse usually find it unsettling to comprehend why anyone would use it and get addicted. Why would they, without contemplating the wake, put themselves in harm’s way by taking something that’s a health hazard? That’s the thing about addiction. It wires the brain to believe that it cannot go on without substance until whatever it is that one’s addicted to stops feeling good and starts to hurt.
It isn’t hard to validate the damage that drugs cause to a person, a family or a community. The dangers of addiction are immense, ranging from one individual to a national level. Once you’re ready to face and fight your addiction, your main and only concern should be how drug abuse has affected your life and the lives of those around you.
This is the topic that needs immediate attention in our society today and is not getting any. Education alone isn’t enough to help an addict get clean. But learning and educating about the dangers of drugs can play a massive role in helping the ones that the vicious monster of addiction hold between its teeth.
Knocking all barriers down and talking taboo, Roots Millennium Schools in collaboration with The Islamabad Police held an awareness and advocacy seminar on Hazards of Drugs in the young generation. The purpose of the seminar was to sensitize parents about the effects of drugs and the role they, as a parent, can play to control this condition. Co-hosted by the CEO of Millennium Education, Faisal Mushtaq, the event was graced by the presence of Minister of State for Interior, Sheheryar Afridi, as the Chief Guest, who vowed to eradicate the menace in collaboration with the ICT Police. The event was also attended by Inspector General of Police, Aamir Zulfiqar Khan along with a number of senior police, ICT administration officials and teachers from various educational institutions with the aim to enlighten the parents and students.
The Islamabad IGP resolved that his force will fight against drug mafia until the disease is completely eliminated. He assured parents that the police will show zero tolerance towards the criminal elements involved in this business and urged the people present at the ceremony to join hands with ICT police in their capacity as fathers, sons and husbands to rid the city of drugs. The parents present were blown away, appreciating and indulging in the successful session initiated by Roots Millennium Schools, all set to nail the curse of addiction into the ground.
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