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| by Casey Obisesan Modupe Omolara, |
Oct 2, 2003 |
A drug is said to be a chemical formula specially formulated to effect, cure or relieve from sickness and disease. Chemical scientists classified drug into soft and hard drugs.
Soft drugs are common and simple tablets syrups, etc, which are easily accessible to people upon recommendation by a physician, man, and hospital or in a pharmacy center. Hard drugs are prohibitive chemical formula, which are injurious to system except when recommended by a physician in extreme cases. Examples of hard drugs are heroin, cocaine, morphine, cannabis, Indian hemp, etc.
In the recent past, the government of the world had other pre-occupation but now they are fighting the use of hard drugs and they are used as couriers and they are also users of these drugs.
Moreover, the use of hard drugs likes cannabis, Indian hemp, heroin, marijuana; cocaine, etc. also result in DEATH. This is often common when addicts are being rehabilitated in reform centers. It causes a lot of damages to the lungs, and adverse effects on the future. And in it our youths delights pleasure, maybe they do not know that it dangerous and hazardous to their health. The usual advert of the Federal Ministry of health says, " Smokers are liable to die young". So what will be the achievement of a young man who dies young? It is a wasted effort and wasted resources.
This kind of ugly incidence cannot be allowed to continue because of its adverse on the society. Therefore, Federal, State, and Local governments should work together towards sanitizing the system.
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Learning from others's mistakes Jessica | Oct 5th, 2003
The sad reality for me is that I come from a place, like many other people do, I'm sure, that people dying very young is very common. Therefore, that really doesn't harm me that much.
However, I come from a family (on my father's side) that is riddled with addiction to narcotics. Basically, his whole generation, including cousins and the whole nine are/were hooked on something.
Be that as it is, I am and always have been the most adament about not following the example. I stay away from drugs not so much for the fact that it could kill me or whatever like that. I really stay away from it more because I just don't want to end up like them. I've seen what that crap does to people and trust me, I don't want to be that. That's my biggest anti-drug, I guess you could say.
DRUGS RUIN LIVES TRACY DOWLING | Oct 8th, 2003
SO MANY LIVES ARE TAKEN EACH DAY DUE TO TAKING DRUGS,PEOPLE THINK CANNIBIS WONT HURT THEM THEN BEFORE THEY KNOW IT THEY HAVE MOVED ON TO HARDER DRUGS HEROIN COCAINE,CRACK.SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE
Youth Are Our Resource Of the Future! Brinda R. Fobbs | Oct 10th, 2003
Our Youth are the only true resources to bring continuity to a dying race (Human).
So much has bombarded the youth of the 21st Centry , to present, which has indoctrinated them to a life of careless,vain attempts at life.
Drugs, pre-marital sex, permiscuous relationships, abuse,self-mutalation,murder,violent behavior,etc.
As a whole, the youth population , globaly have contributed to the statistics which indicate the above list
of diviant behavior conducted by some of our youth.
So! shouldn't we ask ourselves, "Where did we go wrong?" Yes! We!-----
We are "Our Brother's Keeper!" When something goes wrong in your country,community etc. It affects the whole system of ,what we call life, on this planet. There will always be a trickling affect of the practices,of cultures on other cultures, country,city,providence because we are a species which is nomadic,so-to-speak!
We have travel throught the world and those of us which travel take with us our practices,beliefs,finances,behavior, etc. with us wherever we go. Somehow this will ,subsequently, affect someone, some places, some country,some cultures. We are responsible for our actions and should be made accountible to someone, some system of justice for our choices and actions.
Our youth need to be taught or have positively re-inforced this principal.
( I am my brother/sister's keeper)
As parents,legal guardians,communities, countries,cultures,educators,leaders, we should be more responsible in our law-making,example,media,movie-making,television-programming,personal practices and habits. Children are from birth, like little sponges, absorbing everything around them. Some may disagree; but I believe the "proof is in the pudding" Our youth turn out they way the enviorment around them dictates. Sometimes there are estinuating circumstances, but for the-most-part, Children are what they are taught , directly or indirectly through their mental and environmental stimuli.
We cannot tell our children and expect positive results by saying,"Do as I say do ;not as I do. "
It may work for a while, but , there will come a time when this will backfire on us;as a nation, parent, community, etc.
I implore , all who say they care, for our Youth. Do something! Don't ,just passively ,let good minds, good hearts, good resource, and priceless lives of our youth waste away. Complacency is a luxury we cannot afford; when it comes to nurturing,supporting, teaching, leading,guiding,shaping the minds and spirits of the Youth on this planet.
There is a global urgency for us all to dig deep within our souls to find the truth about why children were given to us , as prescious gifts for a while and then we let them go into the world to be the best they can be.
Ask yourself a question! "What have I contributed to the plight of the youth today? Has it been good or bad? Has it been something(s) Active or Passive?
Has it been life-giving or Life-destructive? Am I my brother's Keeper?
We should take the responsibility! Whether , we have children of our own or not! Our lives will , someday be touched by the actions and reactions of those who may be children today, but will become : Leaders,Presidents, Business owners,Medical professionals,Food-service Providers,Care-givers,Technicians,Military Servants,Educators, etc. Ask yourself?
"Considering what I have contributed or have not contributed to the welfare,indoctrination,education, of today's youth; will I want any of them to be my: Caregiver when I'm older? Someone who has my financial future in his/her hands? Someone who teaches my future generations? Who run the country of my residence or my future generation's residence? Someone who will prepare ,my food? Defend My country? Conduct business in my neighborhood?, etc.
If not from a spiritual standpoint, let's look at this situation from a practicle standpoint! What About It?
What are your expectations of Youth today? Have they gone up or down!
Please consider all of the above as a warning for the future!(prophetically speaking)
From someone who has already thought about it!
Another point Richard Paul | Oct 13th, 2003
And just to add to all that...continued use of non prescription drugs can lead to radical mood swings and eventually to psychosis. So if you like your sanity...stay away from street drugs.
Where is the experience? zAyla weedz | Oct 13th, 2003
Casey I would like to know if you have any direct experience with any of the drugs you describe as hard, or have any friends or family that you know have ever abused drugs, hard or soft?
Although I do not disagree per se with your final thesis statement, "Federal, State, and Local governments should work together towards sanitizing the system", I wonder at your choice of words. Given the website we are meeting on, English might well be your second or third language, so I don't wish to harp over semantics. However the use of the word "sanitizing" triggers in me a memory of nazism. Personally I think that the U.S.-backed and enforced "War on Drugs" is a number of very difficult concepts for the average person to intuit. And as they include an underlying element of social control enmeshed in it's policy & practice (very much transmitted via media ducts), it is improbable that you will realize this without having lived it.
That is why I question you on your experience. Do you perceive any of the following possibility within your concept: is it people you are talking about sanitizing? Doing anything to a system ultimately passes that treatment to its affected people.We do not have systems, we are the system.
Using your definition of a hard & soft drug, I would say that the behaviour of a soft drug user is not unlike that of a hard drug user. As a writer it is my job to watch people, which I have done. I have seen many sick people. Many in need of medication they cannot afford or access. True, I have never been to Africa and I hear the situation is worst there. But there are many people in so-called rich countries who suffer deeply too. It is ironic that a person who has all the capacity and ability in the world plus a passport to the world & yet would choose to wrap themselves in recreational drug experiences, yet an equal counterpart in some other country or part of the country might have limited ability due to a medical condition & a lack of proper nutrition & medicine. For many of us i n the west, we think nothing of hoping continents. Flying is like climbing trees now, second nature. But most of the world
Whether WE like it Olugbenga Adeleye | Feb 24th, 2004
Whether we like it or not we must be the change we want in the world.
LET US SAY NO TO DRUGS FOR A BETTER WORLD Abdul Karim Koroma | Sep 9th, 2009
To enhance a better future, youths mus stay off drugs. I am currently working on a project on drug abuse with youths in my community in Kenema. I need strategy from friends to complete this venture.
opeyemi yekini | Feb 15th, 2010
Leaders wanted!
Unless we have the right leaders doing the right things, Africa may never emerge from the cocoon of misery. Leadership isn’t only about who to be; it’s also about what to be. A leader is a seer, seeker, servant, strategist, shepherd, sustainer, steward, and spokesman. The portrait of 21st century Africa is disquieting. While Europe is taming the moon and befriending Mars, Africa trudges on in poverty, disease and illiteracy.
Barring the multinational and partnership business ventures, you could rely on your fingers to count the number of indigenous African organisations with one billion dollar operating capital. And, although Europe is almost breasting the tape in the IT and space technology race, Africa seems glued to the starting block. Yet, as I told New African in an interview (NA, Aug/Sept) tomorrow belongs to Africa. We have the resources, the brain and the brawn. Add all this to the inflow of aid from the West and we might complete in a sprint what cost others a marathon.
But there is a caveat: unless we have the right leaders doing the right things we may never emerge from the cocoon of misery. Leaders!
Their dearth has imposed painful limitations on our collective existence. It doesn’t matter what type of organisation you are in: leadership determines success. It is a critical variable in development calculus; and its dearth is the sole restrictive force that has barred Africa and its people from moving forward and upward. Let there be competent leaders, as many as are needed, and Africa would leap from recession to recovery, from limitation to liberation, from collective doom to continuous boom. The vibrant, dynamic and servant leadership of colonial and early independence years is hardly seen these days. Look in the socio-political arena of Africa and check on some of the people calling the shots at various leadership levels. Do they all have the sincerity, vision and savvy of Nkrumah, the modesty, selflessness and integrity of Nyerere, the courage and tenacity of Mandela, the Spartan temperance and bravery of Awolowo and the charm and brilliance of Azikiwe? Post-colonial Africa is awash with leaders who misruled their nations, misled their people and misused their resources. Africa could feed and fund the world; but it has remained poor and stunted. Reason: the continent is starved of right leadership. The dearth of leaders is the cause of Africa’s misery. Leadership is influencing others to accomplish an objective. In the process, the leader keeps the various components of the organisation steady and running so that the set objectives can be achieved. Here, stated in this simple explanation of leadership, is the basic thing that leaders are needed to do: To birth visions, take the organisation to new heights and ensure it stays alive and runs well. For Africa, (and any organisation) this translates into seven leadership roles.
Dream. Leaders are needed to birth visions. Visions are dreams about desired future state, an imaginative portrait of change. Without vision, development isn’t possible. For example, the people may be dissatisfied with the status quo and begin to press for novelties to turn the tide; but it takes a leader to conceive, characterise and crystallise the change so desired and then construct the mechanism for its realisation.
Decision. The running of any organisation involves making appropriate decisions. While inputs may come from members, it is the leader who sets the stage, garners the inputs and decides what holds and goes. Decision–making is the most crucial aspect of leadership. If decisions are wrong, the organisation is heading for storms.
Direction. A leader leads by giving others direction. Someone says a leader knows the way, shows the way and goes the way. Thus, without a leader an organisation or a people are like a ship without a compass.
Design. Any organisation runs according to specific designs – operations, staffing, training, architecture, wages, and so on. The leader designs the models for all this and decides on their adoption.
Development. Africa’s development is slow because it lacks enough leaders who can conduct diagnostic examination of its moribund institutions and sleepy workforce, and inject them with appropriate revival measures. Without effective leadership, development isn’t possible.
Defence. The threat of the enemy is real. A nation needs some defence mechanism against external aggression just as an organisation needs protection from crippling effects of sabotage from rival companies. A leader is needed to arrange defence and ensure there is a safety zone from where the organisation or nation can operate.
Discipline. An organisation’s workforce requires both reinforcement and sanction to keep productivity high and ensure compliance to work ethics. Motivation helps to keep productivity on the up; but it is discipline that builds an organisation’s reputation.
Discipline and corporate control are vested in the leadership. The leader hands out the juicy carrot, but also wields the limber rod. The foregoing are the basic roles of leaders. They all add up to this: the leader’s duties are about taking the organisation somewhere and ensuring it gets there. Thus, leadership is conceptualised in terms of change and progress. You don’t need leaders if you have settled on a plateau and all you want is to ensure that the clock ticks on as usual. If you have come to rest and deadness, you should get a manager, an administrator, who will en
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