Dear Editor,
This refers to your article ‘Drug addiction- An epidemic spreading’ (June 26). Drug addiction is the scourge of humanity and drug trafficking is a heinous crime punishable by death Killing someone or helping someone to kill himself is equal to a crime. The ones who are trafficking and helping such drugs reaching each and every corner of the country are committing a big crime. Most of the people fall a prey to the narcotics sellers due to their ignorance. The extent to which this problem has reached is heart rendering. Today kids in the age group of 10-12 have started taking drugs and there is no part of the world that is free from the curse of drug trafficking and drug addiction. Millions of drug addicts, all over the world, are leading miserable lives, between life and death.The disintegration of the old joint family system, absence of parental love and care in modern families where both parents are working, decline of old religious and moral values etc lead to a rise in the number of drug addicts who take drugs to escape hard realities of life.
Vinod C. Dixit
B-15 Jyoti-Kalash Society
Ahmedabad
