Drug culture in Pakistan

Excuse me if I sound unconventional today. The issue that I want all of you to discuss has already taken it's toll on the younger generation of Pakistan. Let me tell you a fact: Of every three persons (belonging to nearly every profession) I meet in my day to day life here in Pakistan, one is a drug addict. Thanks to the Afghani migrants for giving us guns, accusations, and drugs in exchange of love, shelter, and tax exemptions.

Who am I to blame here? The law enforcement agencies are corrupt to the core and the Government itself has done next to nothing in curbing this menace. Hash (charas) in particular is more conveniently available than a glass of purified water. Oh and it's not just limited to the (dominant?) male gender - females enjoy equality too.

In this land of hypocrisy, people don't discuss what they do in their drawing rooms. Take sex or drugs as an instance. It's a taboo and will remain one, unless we take an initiative on the grass root level. We need to educate our younger generation and not just leave it on the swinging penedulum to decide their fate. Awareness here is the key and I just hope that this so called free-media takes it into consideration.

Got opinions, comments, or suggestions? I am all ears.

But in Pak...do most people not kno the dangers of taking drugs?

They don't sis. Let me give you some stats:

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A young addict in Karachi:


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As per United nations office on drugs crime:

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Wow, these stats r crazy...thats just such a shame that so many people do this. Not even education, there is probably another reoson causing so many people to using drugs

thoes stats are pretty wack...
i think yassi sis they call the reason "stress".. tht's wut a drug user/smoker usually says wen u ask em why they do it...

IMO it's more peer pressure than stress. The stress-free younger generation in particular takes it as a fashion statement. The real culprits here are lack of education and resources for those who'd want to achieve.

its not in the pakistan only its also in saudia arabia ...here the goverment has striked about drugs but ..every year the drugs come in this country ...about 100 crore riyals drugs come in saudia arabia ... my friend who works in police he told me all this stuff ...
but here the drugs addictors have a pain full punishment ...'the goverment was were striked about it but ...it cant stop...

Superb topic, yeh sub hamari aankhoon ke saamne hoota hea phir bhi koi awaz nahi uthata,well done bro.
But what should we do to keep ourself n our families "clean"?
And how can we help these people to stop taking drugs?

keep away from those ppl who are taking drugs ////...or the ppl who has bussiness in this type of ...drugs...u can be safe in that case...

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mein nay app kay ghar aa kar drugs liyaya thay ju app ko pata hai kay mein bhi drugs laita hun ...volvo ...

its a tough situation to deal with, a major prob. One wouldnt kno where to start solving this problem

hehe come on people .. you are making me lauff!!

There was a time (oh yes there was) when even smoking was considered as bad as drugs .. but now .. its quite common .. same goes for drinking (oh come one, please dont give me that look) .. people can go and drink (for the socialising sake) and from another topic in this very section, most people agree to sex education (oh remember there was a time when sex was a taboo word) .. so whats this fuss about .. give it 5-10 years (+/-2) and all this will seem perfectly normal .. peace