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World Health Organization (WHO) defines Drug; Drug is a chemical substance of synthetic, semi synthetic or natural origin intended for diagnostic, therapeutic or palliative use or for modifying physiological functions of man and animal. Drug impacts directly influence the economic and social aspects of a country and physically to a human body. In Bangladesh it is a growing national concern. There are millions of drug-addicted people in Bangladesh and most of them are young and in the age range of 18 to 30. These drug addicted people are from all strata of the society. It shows that the country is going to be transformed into potential users of drugs with the rapid increase in the number of addicts.

Objectives:
1. To identify the major reasons of drug addiction;

2. To identify the key role players in drug business in Bangladesh;

3. To find out the impacts of drugs and drug addiction;

4. To find out the remedial measures for coming back from addiction to normal state;

Impacts:
The most common drugs used in Bangladesh are stimulant drugs. More and more people are beginning to use them - middle aged people, old people, housewives and young girls, University´s student, even high school students (especially in English Medium student). These teens are ignorant about drugs. Some of them can not tell the difference between stimulants and marijuana. At first they put the drugs into drinks. They don't even know which drugs are dangerous. It's easy for teenagers to get the drugs. They can buy them from friends who don't think it is wrong to sell them, or they can get them from some foreigners. They buy drugs called "Speed, tiger, yaba" they knew it´s a type of Drinks or tablets which give refreshment to study and mind, which they don't think is dangerous. They don't realize that it really is dangerous. There are a larger number of young using drugs. According to the police- "In the last 3 or 2 years many more teens have been arrested for using drugs than ever before".

A drug abuser can undergo different stages of tasting apart from normal lifestyle in personally and socially or nationally;

1. Drug abuse can decay normal human senses through deep feelings;

2. It creates different types of excitement both in the body and mind;

3. Finally, it makes a person passionate to drugs;
4. In the long run the user has to increase the dose day by day;

The impact of drugs has some stages, which effects in personal and social life:

1. Initial stage;
2. Pre-mature stage;
3. Mature stage and;
4. Dangerous stage;
5. Economical & Social stage;

Initial stage:
(testing impact): This is the first stag of drug impacts. At first, a person starts to take drug without concerning his body. At the early stage he takes it just normally, and gets the ordinary happiness, which makes him feel better. Sometimes, he wants to touch heavenly excitement and dreams himself as a floating constituent in the sky. This is the first stage of drug impact. Amateurs are in this group. They take drug once or twice a week with their friends or seniors in their locality, who are already addicted. He collects it and processes it to take.

Pre-mature stage:
(way on the crime): In this stage, drugs become a habit, and the abuser wants more. Feeling better s/he tries to increase the dosage drugs. It is taken at least 4-5 times a week. This is the primary stage for abusers in becoming addicted. At the initial stage they can easily manage or collect the money for purchasing. They collect money from their family, and sometimes from other sources. They take drugs with their friends. After a few days they need to take more and become dependent on it both mentally and physically. The sudden need for excess money,

1. Involves them in criminal acts;
2. Hijacking;
3. Picketing etc.
and they feel thrilled to do it.

Mature stage:
After the pre-mature stage abusers become seriously addicted. They have to take it every day, after a certain period. In maximum of cases it is taken from evening to night time. For that, they are busy all day long in collecting the expenditure of drug. They need much more money for it and sometimes they turn against the law. Many discontinue their education after failing to concentrate on any kind of discipline.

They fully divert to out of control:
1. They forget social protocol;
2. Making violence in society;
3. Always remain bad tempered;
4. Feel they are always in the right;
5. They do not want to hear any advice;
6. Count themselves as very aware and competent;
7. Sometimes they feel frustrated ;
8. And even lose the will to live;

Decaying stage:
After mature stage most of the abusers stay on the verge of decaying. It means gradually their lives crumble. Gradually after a few hours they have to take it, otherwise their body system stops. In that situation the abuser loses human characteristics and behaves like a monster.

1. They can realize, how imbalanced they are;
2. They lose taste for food;
3. At this stage they become fully dependent on drug;

4. They have no sense to evaluate good or bad;
5. They lose interest in normal male/female yeamings; Continued    Source: Hasanuzzaman Talukdar Shemul

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