Social Issue: Drug Addiction

Introduction

Drug addiction is a serious social issue that can have a major impact on people's lives. I have seen this firsthand through a close friend who has struggled with addiction. Addiction can cause people to lose their jobs, their homes, and even their families. It can also lead to health problems, financial problems, and even death. Drug addiction is a major problem in our society, and we need to do something about it. We need to provide treatment and support for those who are struggling with addiction, and we need to educate people about the risks of drug use. If we don't do something about drug addiction, it will continue to destroy lives and tear families apart.

I think that one of the reasons drug addiction is such a problem in our society is that it is glorified in popular media. It may start off small with marijuana use, but people who get hooked to the high might then begin exploring other drugs and soon enough it is controlling their lives. It is a really issue, and I actually have multiple friends who are negatively affected by it. I even know someone who has died from overdosing on opioids. So it is not something that we should be taking lightly.

Another factor in this issue, I think, is the role of the family. I do not think it is a coincidence that many of my friends who have tried drugs and gotten hooked on them also come from homes where they have bad family problemseither too controlling parents, unloving parents, or absent fathers. I think that in a lot of ways, one social issue bleeds into the next, so that a lot of issues could be solved if we just get back to basics as a society. The big basic for me would be answering this question: how do we teach parents to love their kids? How do we teach kids to mind their parents? Everything we see and hear today seems to be about embracing a me me me type of culture or ideal. It is a lot of what is called Ethical Egoism, in my opinion. Everyone is trying to find something for himself and make it his and forget about everyone and everything elseand I do not see how any society can last when so many people are like that.

And then there is the factor that drugs are an escape. So what are people escaping from? What were my friends trying to escape from when they got hooked? I think they were trying to escape from the pressures that are put on usthe expectations. It used to be that people could mess up and make mistakes, and all would be forgiven. Nowadays, if you mess up once, or make one mistake it is like your life...…trafficking? It is all a big mess, and there needs to be some clarity and consistency. If drugs are going to be legal, then they should only be legal in parts of townso that if people want to abuse them or use them, then they have to go to that district. They should not be all over, though. That makes it easier for people to pick up the habit out of boredom or because it is an easy escape.

Third, I would say that we need to start minding our ps and qs when it comes to living better and being better people. It is just not enough to be on this bandwagon of being virtuous in public or on Social and yet being monsters in our own public lives. We forget that what matters most is how we really act and what we really think and how we really treat ourselves and other peopleall peopleeven the ones we dont like. We shouldnt give ourselves free passes just because we said the right thing on Social or because we put up the right emoji on FB. We really need to be supportive of those in needeven when we dont like what they are saying. I think theres a reason the Golden Rule existsand when we dont observe it, we open the door for a very selfish and self-centered culture to take over to the point that we devour…