Addiction like gambling affect at least 6 other persons. Therefore there are also help groups for those close to the addict,.

Thanks Marriane for your inputs

Rashmi

I found it interesting that an article was published almost 50 years that called out drug addiction as a social problem - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/10826086609026748?journalCode=isum19

Here in the States, we are dealing with the opioid epidemic along with the COVID-19 pandemic. I sit on a county Council on alcohol and drug abuse as well as a township program on a similar topic. In addition to the human toll (both to the person involved and those who care about them), the economic cost is great. Often patients with substance abuse are unemployed so health care is covered through governmental assistance for the poor. Often drug users interact with the legal system so the expense of law enforcement, court fees, incarceration, etc. All of these add to to drug addiction being a social issue.

Thanks Donna for sharing your thoughts.

Rashmi

Thanks Ferdanand for sharing your views. I also agree with it.

Rashmi

The drug addicts do not affect themselves only rather the impact of drug addiction is on relatives, neighborhood, community and the society as a whole. Draconian law must be passed to prohibit drug addiction.

Thanks Madan for giving your views on this.

Rashmi

Yes

drug addiction is a big social issue, as it not only affects the individual taking drugs but every one associated with him- his family, friends and the community he is a part of.

As more and more youths are falling prey to this wrong practice, society is largely getting affected by it.

Drug peddling is not confined to any small community. It is a national and international issue since long.

People belonging to all categories of people, from school/ college students to the so called high society are very much part of it.

This is a matter of serious concern. Rashmi Pramanik

Thanks Itishree for sharing your viewpoints.

Rashmi

You are absolutely right Alaa.

Rashmi

All mental health and addiction problems are social problems. No one lives in a vacuum. Whomever wrote the questions did not give it any thought.

First of all drug addiction is a chronic disase on because of this it is a health issue. And like many other chronic diseases, like cancer, diabetes, major depression, etc, it causes additional problems for the community and society. Most harm and most cost are caused by incarceration and draconian punishing these people. you have to handle this issue like you do with other chronic diseases: prevention, harm reduction, treatment. And unfortunately, as with most chronic diseases, a complete cure is the exception.