After how many years of being free, Filipinos tend to be abusive of their freedom though it may risk other people’s lives. Our fellow-men suffered injustice, crime and indifference. But in this time, we have created our own heartaches, inequality and most of all disrespect. Teens should be at schools learning about Mathematics, Science, World History and etc. They are not to be with their “barkadas” having gimmicks that would eventually lead to some trouble.
The main issue now is drug abuse that is basically being continually solved by our newly elected President Rodrigo Duterte. He is the man who is aiming to lead back the Filipinos to what we have been and his very mission is to eradicate drug users that are basically seen everywhere.
The rate of crime in the Philippines increases each passing years. This is preferably caused by drug users that could be seen everywhere. Drug users may consist of young people and adults. The problem however is that it increases as time goes on. Each of us needs changes and wanted to eradicate drug users so as to decrease the rate of crime in the Philippines.
Many reports said that if the drug users won’t surrender, “shoot to kill.” Whom should be worthy of a chance to change their ways if they don’t want to? It is however evident that our president only needs to change their ways. Many drug users were now caught but still others try to escape and never try to surrender. It’s not our president’s fault anymore. They were given the freedom to surrender and would be rehabilitated for the recovery in using drugs.
The problem now is that we lack rehabilitation area. But that’s not a problem at all if we put our hands together to lead back our countrymen into what we really are. We should start everything within ourselves.
We would be able to help the future youths to be the best of them when parents try to care and love them when they’re still young since one of the factors affecting drug use is the lack of guidance, love, support and attention of the parents. If they will be took care of very well, they won’t be finding another way of acquiring happiness just to express themselves. They need somebody else to lean on.
It is however not easy for our president alone to move on his own. He needs a helping hand to make our country stand on its own. Help everyone else to be the best man in the world. Together we say “NO to Drug Use and YES to Drug Raid!“
UNDERLYING CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE
1. People suffering from anxiety and mental disorder.
Mental ill individual entrust their relief in such illness in using drugs or by drinking alcoholic drinks for they are afraid to go to hospitals and tries to solve the problem on their own.
2. The surrounding role models of teens.
The surrounding people affects the teenager’s to use drugs since they are still in the process of maturity and so whatever they see from their surroundings of whatever majority are doing, they also tend to do the same.
3. People become bored.
Boredom could lead to drug use to discover new ways of fighting stress. Since most of the teenagers don’t still have a job, they tend to be more prone to boredom and so, this ends to drug use and abuse.
4. Relieving stress.
Because of too much stress, many teens tend to use drugs to be relieved. This is also due to many things to do at home and at school.
5. People figure if a drug is prescribed by a doctor, it must be ok.
It is easy for an individual to rationalize using a drug because it came from a doctor. This would be dangerous when they will be overdosed or their will be mixing of drugs that could lead to some effects.
6. People get physically injured and unintentionally get hooked on prescribed drugs.
Doctors then prescribe drugs for what they needed and a person can quickly depend on them. Especially if that drug is making them feel better, they could conclude that it must be ok to keep taking the drug, which can result in dependency.
7. To cover painful memories in the past.
Persons having trauma of the past events when they’re young would eventually lead to drug dependence to take their fears away and to forget the past events they have encountered.
8. To fit in the group.
To be able to fit in the group, individuals tries to do what their peers are usually doing.
9. People chase the high they once experienced.
If someone is asked if how it feels to use drugs and especially if he’s using drugs, they would usually say that it’s one of the best feeling they ever had. This would lead to teen’s curiosity of how it really feels using drugs.
Sources:
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=drug+use+in+the+philippines&oq=d&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j69i59j69i60l3.2743j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8