DRUG ABUSE AMONG STUDENTS IN ERNAKULAM KERALA, Last month, Ananthu, a plus-two student hailing from Nettoor in Kochi, took the extreme step by jumping before a running train. His suicide note said he was addicted to drugs, and he took his life in order to escape from the evil. His was not an isolated incident. The youth in Kerala are fast falling prey to narcotic and psychotropic substances, and many recent violent crimes point fingers to the malady. The mother of a second-year degree student had approached us, urging to save her only son from drug abuse. So frightened, she said her son often turns violent and she’s afraid he may kill her one day. Another MBBS student who was under treatment at a de-addiction centre is said to have started using drugs again. The chances of recovery in cases of drug addiction are very low,” said Prince Augustin, Director of Pratyasha Bhavan, a de-addiction centre in Thodupuzha. Experts say curiosity, peer pressure and adventurism fo...
Comments
Post a Comment