Causes of Drug Addiction among Youth in Sylhet City of Bangladesh

Abstract

Abstract:-The study investigated the causes of drug addiction among the youth and identified the problems faced by young drug addicts as consequences of drug addiction. In this study, through purposive sampling technique total 42 drug addicts were identified. Data was collected by using structured questionnaire, interview schedule and observation. To identify the causes of drug addiction, an analytical technique namely Influencing Causes Index (ICI) was used. The study depicts that curiosity was first and foremost reason and temptation by friends was the second reason behind drug addiction among youth. This study also revealed that highest 76.19% of drug addicts changed taking of drugs one after another to get adventure by tasting different drugs. About 88.09% drug addicts feel being neglected by their relatives due to drug addiction. About 95.24% felt that they did not have any discipline in their daily life and 50% have experienced some sexual problems due to their involvement in drug addiction. About 33.33% were faced some physical problems like kidney failure, lungs problem, heart disease, paralysis and psychological problem in pornography etc. Areas and context specific data are important for future policies and effective surveillance initiatives.

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“…According to Ahad and colleagues’ study on youth participants recruited from drug rehabilitation centres, the two major problems experienced by the participants included ‘being neglected by relatives’ (88.09%) and ‘being neglected by their family members’ (73.81%) [ 4 ]. This kind of neglect gave them a sense of social alienation, which instigated them to take drugs continuously [ 4 ]. Similarly, in Vanrozama and Gobalakrishnan’s [ 5 ] study on youth cases from de-addiction homes, participants experienced difficulty in quitting drugs and relapsed due to: (1) influence from the drug-taking peers; (2) the wish ‘to be part of the in-group’ (p. 1071); and also (3) the sceptical attitude, distrust, and rejection by significant others (e.g., spouses and family members) and the neighbourhood, in spite of their willingness to adapt a good, healthy life.…”