16 April, 2019

The Editor
The daily New Age,
Sonargaon Road, Dhaka-1205

Sir,
I shall be highly glad if you kindly publish the following letter in your popular daily.

Yours faithfully
Bashar
120/15, Shahjahanpur, Dhaka

Drug addiction

Drug addiction has become a worldwide problem. Many young people become dependent of different types substances and stimulating medicines that comes hand-in-hand with narcotic effec03- The life of addicts become spoiled in all aspects, as they lose contact with their family and live in different world. They spend lots of money on drugs, and then look for ways to earn money illegally If we compare the health problems, there are many dangerous effects of drugs. Drug addiction has cancerous effect on our social life. It results in many social crimes such as - Thievery, hijacking looting, robbery and killing. Drug addicted people commit many kinds of crimes when they cannot afford to buy drugs. Both drug business and drug-taking are punishable crimes. So, relevant law should be enforced strictly and immediately as possible. Our young generation should be made conscious of the devastating consequences of drug abuse. Drug addiction is a complex disease that results from a number of factors such as genetic predisposition, history of violence at home and stress. Researchers have been able to identify the factors that lead to drug abuse. Understanding the root cause of drug addiction is one of the best ways to improve treatment options and outcomes of drug addiction in future.

Bashar
120/15, Shahjahanpur, Dhaka