How does drugs affect our society?

The drugs that are beneficial to humanity may also be the same drugs that are detrimental to mankind. It is of no argument that drugs are created to cure diseases and to alleviate human condition; however people may misuse over-the-counter drugs and this is called drug abuse. It has become a social problem because it has afflicted the family, the economy and the community.

Drug abuse can be a source of problem to the family. First, the treatment for drug abusers is expensive. In a study conducted by Barnard, she found out that parents of drug abusers experience health deterioration due to stress and that family relationship become strained. At risk also are the siblings who may follow the same path due to exposure to mind-altering substances. They may also manifest denial behaviors to cope with the problem. Clearly, the family members struggle from their experiences in living with someone who misuse drugs.

Aside from the family, drug abuse also affects another segment of society and that is the economy. The amount spent on drugs can be used for the establishment of businesses and provide for more employment opportunities, it will boost the economy of a country. In addition, drug abusers may turn in poor quality work due to absences and inability to function normally, thus, affecting the overall output of businesses.

The wider community is also gravely affected by drug abuse. There are a number of HIV/AIDS cases due to injection drug use. In the United States alone, it accounted for one-third of the cases. Moreover, drug abuse has been associated with crime and violence. In Brazil, for example, drug abuse was identified as one of the causes of almost 30,000 homicides.

While drugs are envisioned to advance the welfare of the people, it can be a source of complicated social disarray if left uncontrolled. The government and other social groups should, therefore, strengthen their programs to curb this problem.

National Service

  National service have various of benefits depending on how the person views it. There's various motives, some youths wouldn't want to attend National Service because of various reasons, some do really want to go because it has been their life dream to go for National Service.

  The youths who doesn't want to go for National Service would have not expect a lot of things from it, but rather than just army drills and constant discipline. When the youths have no interest in coming, will there be any benefit for them? Yes, surely! In National Service, their mindset will be change because it will be very new to them and the culture is different from home. Their comfort zone will perish as they first set foot on the bus. The youth will have to adapt to the new culture and what benefits for them is that they learned more how to be more discipline and more dependent on themselves. 

  Youth usually depend their life on parents or maids to do their work. After youth have return home from National  service their normal life is change and they will start to do most of chores themselves. Their lives will be more discipline and in order as they also learn to be more dependent on themselves. 

   The youths who are more willingly to participate National service are more ready to expect anything. That doesn't mean nothing will benefit them because they are well prepared. It will give them a harder push in life. Where life is never going to be easy and things will get harder when you are older. National Service is not to bring your confidence down but to help youths to realize that there's more than just a simple basic life that everyone goes through. There will always be ups and downs in unexpected times youths will learn how to handle it. 

  The most important thing that everyone will learn from National Service is that we truly learn the true meaning of One Malaysia. Where you mix with different races and know their background. The youths will learn to love and care not just for themselves but friends and family.