DRUG ABUSE : The government hasn't handled this drug abuse for teenagers' cases seriously

How do you spell "dead" ?

D.E.A.D. you're right !

what does "DEAD" stand for ? for me, it stands for

Drugs End All Dreams

Your dream, our dream, teenager's dream.

Indonesia stands out with drugs strict regulations. What will happen if one day, Drugs are not restricted and freely consumed in Indonesia and easily got by teenagers ? In this essay i will discuss about how serious the government handle this drug abuse for teenagers' cases.

Drug is a substance that is sometimes used for medicine and also used to change a person's mental or physical state. There are over 7 drug categories :

1. Depresants 2. Stimulants 3. Hallucinogens 4. Anesthetic 5. Analgenics 6. Inhalants 7. Cannabis

Some of the earliest evidence of Cannabis use dates back to around 8000 BCE, making it the oldest drug ever discovered. Like the other drugs on this list, Cannabis was initially used for medicinal purposes, such as an anesthetic during surgery.

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The number of teenagers perpetrators of drug abuse increase every year. Indonesia is not serious about dealing with drugs yet.. According to the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), as many as 2.2 million teenagers in 13 provinces in Indonesia are perpetrators of drug abuse and this figure continues to increase every year. and The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) stated that 82.4% of children were users, 47.1% were dealers, and 31.4% were couriers.

Drugs are illegal in Indonesia, but they're easily accessible. Indonesia is a place for transit in drug trafficking and as a marketing place, even as a place of production.

In fact, the consumers of drugs don't come from the rich family only. But it can easily gotten by teenagers through the social media platform. As we know, teenagers are the most active social media users in every platform. Don't you think it can be our serious concern ?

Some children are the victims of parental drug abuse. Studies show that 1 of 5 children grow up with parents who abuse drugs or alcohol. If a parent is struggling with addiction or a substance abuse problem, it will affect child's development. This is very serious especially for a single-parent households where children have no one else to turn to. Children who live with parents who are drug addicts can also become so addicted to drugs also are more vulnerable to sexual harassment, violence against children, experience emotional disorders.

In the end, Governments should take a serious concern to this issue for the future Golden Generation we dream of.

That's why i can say that The government hasn't handled this drug abuse for teenagers' cases very seriously.

I hope there's a way for the government take to take this issue seriously.

Written by : Keef Alaric Seta Delindra

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Keef is one of the young learner who loves gaming and drawing in his free time. He is a a boy who strive for career in military or chef.