Volume 15, No 1, 2018
Effects Of Drugs On Society: Laws And History Of Drugs
Abdul Ghaffar Korai , Ahad Ghaffar
Abstract
Nowadays use of drugs among the people is becoming very normal. But its use is very harmful for the health that is why this research is carried out to explain the effects of drugs on society, a short history and the legislation system for its control is discussed here. This article explains the problems faced by the people who are addicted to drugs. The research is not in the context of Pakistan only but worldwide. Different problems faced by the governments and what are the reasons behind drug addiction is discussed in this paper. All our discussion at the end concludes that there must be strict actions against the illegal ways of using harmful drugs and there should be some good consultancy regarding this by the government and agencies. Moreover, government hospitals should be active for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicted people and strong steps are required against the suppliers of drugs.
Pages: 196-207
Keywords: drugs, addiction, law, Pakistan, USA, Australia.