Teenagers Under Smoke

Recently, a video of a Bhopal boy, Kamlesh went viral in which he was seen enjoying inhaling solution. In that clip, he revealed about his addiction that he can’t live without that drug. He even said that apart from solution, he does all kind of drugs and drinks. The worst part of that clip was that he was just 12 years old. Earlier, being 12 meant exchanging cheat codes for PC games, playing gali cricket, flaunting the “self proclaimed ultra sonic remote control car” and watching Pokemon.

But with time, generations have changed. Nowadays drugs are a source of attraction to teenager. Those kids who spent most of the time playing in streets or video games, are now seen playing with smoke in Hukkah Bars. Those kids whose special drink was Rasna or Tang, now wet their throat with alcohol. Those kids whose morning started with flavored milk for their health, now begin their day with lemonade to cure hangover.

Yes! Their fantasies did changed. Their taste did changed. While asked about this “development” in their taste, a very basic reply is received – “to release stress”!

Now if we talk about this reason, or rather say “the stress releasing therapy”, is there no other way out to deal with it engaging no harm? Why not to try yoga? Not only it will release your stress but will also keep you tranquil.

Most of the drug addicts are college students. They come to college and when they meet their friends, they read each other’s eyes, in which they see a written invitation – “Chal foonkne chalte hai!”. Obviously drugs are not allowed in the college campus, but students make effort to step outside the colleges and cross the road to go to their “adda” to release their so-called stress.

Near any big college or university, wine shop can easily be found. Not only the wine shop, they can easily make contacts with a peddler who can get them weeds. Many students are seen in participating in “Inter-personal Smoke Ring Championships” in which they challenge each other to make better smoke rings than each other. Yes! Such interesting games do exist.

Smoking leads to various diseases such as cancer asthma etc. Smokers suffers from such smokes but more than them, passive smokers suffer. Passive smokers are those who indirectly inhale drug smoke.

But instead of playing such creative games, there is a need to quit drugs. Youngsters, who are said to be nation’s future are themselves in danger, drug addiction being the danger for them. To save themselves from such fatal diseases, they must quit smoking.