Addictions and Future of Youth of India : Addictions are a fast-rising problem in today’s generation across the nation.
Addiction is a global problem and a growing crisis that people are trying to fight today. India homes a large majority of the youth who are addicted to some substance or another. Most addictions begin with youngsters either watching a close family member or friend abuse a substance and thinking that it is normal or just wanting to ‘try it’ as others are doing the same, which means that the habit begins with watching and being influenced by others.
Often what was just an experiment becomes a source of comfort and escape, thereby becoming an addiction and consuming the life of the individual entirely. When the supply of whatever it is that holds the person is high, it can be difficult for the individual to understand that they may be addicted. However, addiction is not the end of the world as help exists in rehab centers.
It is a well-known fact that an excess of anything can be dangerous to one’s mental and physical health. And this excess is precisely what leads to addiction, which can consume an individual’s entire mind and life. Addictions also have a severe effect on a person’s health and can cause various illnesses and diseases that can be fatal and end a person’s life prematurely. This is why it is a growing problem among India’s youth today and something that can most likely negatively impact the future of the nation, seeing as India does happen to be the world’s youngest nation.
With the fast-paced movement of technology and life, addictions are not like substances but also to things like mobile phones or video games. These act as a sort of escape or comfort for them, which soon becomes addicting. This often happens when a youngster comes from a broken household and lacks the necessities of love and safety and is instead filled with neglect or worse. Therefore, this has become a severe problem for India’s future and raises concerns about what our tomorrow may look like. Hence, something has to be done to put a stop to this.
The youth of India are the main prey when it comes to addictions. Be it addictions to alcohol, drugs, or phones and video games. We have heard stories of children addicted to glue fumes. Therefore the emerging types of addictions with this era are not surprising. Addictions have become an epidemic of sorts that severely needs to be dealt with.
Addictions generally begin as something to try for fun and then evolve to a dependency for comfort or escape. If a person does not recognize and stop this dependency, it can become an addiction. Often this happens before the person is even aware of this happening. This level of dependency can become an obstacle to a person’s functioning in society. It also has adverse effects on their mental health and can aggravate existing problems.
It is also something that harms one’s health and then begins affecting friends and family’s lives. The rate at which addiction can cause destruction goes beyond the individual themselves.
Rehabilitation centers and such intervening measures can certainly help those addicted, but this is not a fool-proof measure, especially as an addiction begins at the mental level first.
The youth of India has great potential and can achieve greatness beyond what is known. This is precisely why some drastic measures must be taken to end the rising rates of addictions. Not just for the individuals addicted themselves but also for the future of the entire nation.
