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Drug abuse: how society gets affected

Submitted by Joan Thu 06/18/2009
Drug abuse disrupts the inner tranquility of the society that the addicts live in. It affects society in various ways. The drug users are not as sane as their nonuser counter parts. They throw themselves into danger and at the same time keep peace of the society at peril. Owing to their mood swings and violent behavior patterns, they are a perennial threat to the society. Doing petty and serious crimes for drug money, the drug users are also a threat to the law and order situation of a country. And combating crimes causes millions of dollars every year. Thus it drug abuser can bring down the economy of the society to a lower level. HIV/AIDS is another anti-society drug that actively works against the society by threatening its innocent members with HIV/AIDS. Drug abuse decreases productivity and increases health care costs.

 

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