Why are drugs abused?
Frustration in the lives of people compels them to take to drugs thinking it would help them forget their problems. A lot of people, living in extreme poverty, turn to drugs due to the pain, humiliation and misery surrounding their poverty. People therefore turn to seek refuge in drugs, especially in times of emotional difficulties. Whereas people take drugs to escape frustrations, others take it to release stress and fatigue. For some people drug abuse is not intentional. Many students, especially those in the Senior High Schools, are influenced into taking drugs by their peers. They are made to believe that the taking of drugs, especially marijuana, increases one’s capacity to learn. Students with this notion turn to smoke marijuana leading to their addiction.
