Drug slaves

I recently watched a movie called "Udta Punjab" which showcased the plight of the youth in Punjab getting high on drugs. The movie opened my eyes to a real situation which I wasn't aware of till I watched it. I have watched other documentaries in the past on people in America and Europe succumb to the power of drugs which literally convert them into slaves and the situation in India is no different. In one of the documentaries I saw the story of a girl who was forced into prostitution by her mother at the age of 12 so that her mother could fulfill her needs for drugs and which made her daughter addicted to drugs too. It sent chills down my spine. The problem doesn't only lie with the youth but it is also a parents problem too. Children look up to to their parents and get caught up in all this chaos along with them and their world goes spiraling down at a young age which is sad.

The drugs business being a billion dollar business has given rise to so much demand that there is no stopping unless the youth stops taking it. The main reasons I have observed were unemployment, broken homes which lead to depression and then a path towards crime and drugs. It's like a virus which reproduces to form more viruses leading to death of the host which are the people. When I ponder on this subject and think about those millions who don't have resources and facilities to live a good life, there are people who waste them away in drugs.

An idle mind is a devil's workshop idiom fits into this scenario and being in any form of slavery pulls you further away from reality and your existence and achievements. Whether you are rich or poor don't puff your life away in that powdered smoke.