Drug abuse rates spike as 9m Pakistanis identified as addicts

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Alcohol is the mother of all social evils and ultimately leads to drug addiction among youth, especially in Pakistan.
This was stated by speakers addressing a one-day awareness seminar and walk at the Government College University, Lahore. The seminar was held against the increasing trends of drug addiction among Pakistani youth.
700 students from various departments of the university participated in the walk and seminar organised by the Ravian Forensic Society (RFS) in collaboration with the Drug Free City Lahore.
GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khlaeeq-ur-Rahman, Drug Free City Lahore Project Director Altaf Qamar and RFS Advisor Dr Akhyar Farrukh led the walk to the university campus to raise awareness among the youth against drug abuse.
Addressing the seminar, Qamar said there are nine million drug addicts in Pakistan, out of which two million are between the ages of 15 to 25. He said drug addiction is also rapidly increasing among women and there more than 200,000 female drug addicts in the country.
He stated that the signs of drug addiction include loneliness, change in the colour of the eyes and skin and aggressive behaviour.
He added that it was the responsibility of parents to keep a check on the activities of their children. He said healthy activities like sports and debates play a great role in preventing students from becoming addicts.
Dr Farrukh said GCU was making an effort to keep a strong check on the activities of its students and has constituted several committees which play their role in refraining students from engaging in unhealthy and negative activities.

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  2. '' Alcohol is NOT the mother of all social evils ''there ARE BENEFITS OF alcohol IF DRINKERS DON'T MISUSE IT.
    But drugs like HEROIN,HASH etc are dangerous for health.Also , Alcohol Is NOT a Drug. Period.There are chemicals compounds in carrots too. Does that mean carrots are drugs too?alcohol is NOT a drug, PERIOD! And drugs are NOT ALCOHOL. Alcohol IS A CARBOHYDRATE. That's right, the body recognizes and metabolizes ETOH as the food it is – deriving energy from it through caloric conversion. Alcohol has tons of calories – most people know THAT! And that means energy for the body.

    • and that the liver has a certain capacity to metabolize it. after that capacity the body get depend on it. this is physical dependence . In addition to that there is physcological dependence related to it which is main reason why it is causes addiction.if you wana have that much carbohydrate then why to destroy body side by side..Take an Banana or any fruit .. 😀

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