Drug Abuse in Kenya

First thing first, Drug abuse is one of the top problems confronting Kenyans today. Majority of which is abused by the youth of today. Over the most recent two decades, the limbs of medication manhandle have spread so alarmingly that it is causing genuine worry to the global network. Medication mishandle is presently never again constrained to conventional client - gatherings, the adolescents of the industrialized urban territories. The scourge is spreading to the young people of the country zones and even school youngsters. Not at all like different sorts of turmoil, the dependence outlines an unconventional "disease" or "contamination" in that an uncommon issue exists. This marvel in habit is the acquaintance of others with the utilization of medications and along these lines growing the interpersonal organization of habit. Drug Abuse is when drugs are utilized for the wrong reason. This can include utilizing the correct medication wrongly or utilizing the wrong medications. Here is a rundown of the ordinarily mishandled gatherings of medications.

Numerous medications can make us more solid, however, they ought to dependably be taken with the exhortation of a doctor. These drugs include;

Narcotic Drugs: These medications make the client wind up sluggish and soothe torment for a brief timeframe. They influence individuals to feel numb and to overlook their issues and stresses for a brief period. Illustrations incorporate opium, heroin, mandrax and morphine. These medications are sold as cigarettes, powder or dried takes off. Some are made in type of desserts. Along these lines, we ought to be cautious about where we purchase desserts.

Stimulants: These are drugs that animate or accelerate the capacity of the sensory system. These incorporate bhang, Miraa or khat, cocaine or pephill.

Tobacco: This is smoked as cigarettes and stogies, or chewed.

Valium: Is made as great medication to be taken by individuals who can't nod off because of various restorative conditions. In any case, it is normally mishandled and taken without the specialist's prescription.

Alcohol: This is the most regularly manhandled tranquilize in Kenya. Individuals who mishandle liquor savor it substantial sums. It is unsafe to the body and psyche. In Kenya, it is unlawful for underage individuals to drink alcohol.

Substance medications or inhalants: These are taken through breathing in. Regular illustrations incorporate paste and petrol.

Caffeine and nicotine: These are found in espresso and tea. On the off chance that a lot of the drinks are devoured, they are probably going to influence us. An excessive amount of espresso, particularly toward the evening may prevent us from dozing at night.

Alcohol is the most usually manhandled medicate in Kenya. Drug abuse has many causes and they all are justified by them effects they cause. As a wise man once said show me your peers and ill tell you who you are. This as well, applies with the use of drugs. Peer pressure is a term used to describe this whereby; one’s group of friends influences you into doing something or practicing something in order to fit the status quo. This is how drugs are exposed to many people.

According to a study done by A National Drug Agency in Malaysia out of twenty thousand cases of drugs abuse covered between 2007 and 2008 fifty five percent of these cases were influenced and had been introduced to their drug of abuse by their peers. Low self-esteem is when one feels like they don’t have worth and they look down upon themselves .It is a major cause of drug abuse as people who are experiencing this tend to want to flush away their feeling of low self-esteem via drugs .They use them as a way of release , which leads to drug abuse.

Social media and other media outlets are also a cause of drug abuse. Influencers in these platforms are people who use these drugs tend to gain following. It is also seen as ‘cool’ or the status quo when one uses these drugs for example weed. This can easily lead to drug addiction as one constantly uses them to fulfill a status quo. Moreover, Media can be used in demonstrating how to use these drugs like in movies and videos on popular sites such as YouTube where there are no restrictions on what videos and their content. Therefore it is easy for one to get involved with drug this way. When drugs for example alcohol, are exposed to people from a young age the sense of curiosity comes in when one tries just a bit. This may become repetitive and can lead to an addiction.

Moreover the curiosity can lead to use of any drug and in most cases it leads to an addiction. Ignorance is bliss they said. However this is not the case when that Ignorance leads to drug abuse. Many drug users and addicts lack the proper knowledge of the drugs they use .All drugs alter normal body function and with excessive use it can lead to death, cancer of the mouth, throat, lungs, liver cirrhosis and much more. Young people with poor role models may be at risk of becoming an addict. This is logical in that when one has a poor role model they don’t inhibit the use drugs they can actually encourage and take part in taking of the drugs. For example, a parent who doesn’t not inform his or her child on the dangers of drugs, a guardian who allows his child to take drugs and so on. This can cause drug abuse especially when it starts from an early age. People also use drugs as a way of letting go of all their stresses and frustrations in their daily lives. This may lead to drug abuse if the frustrations and stresses are repetitive in one’s life. People also fail to seek the right solutions to the stress and frustrations and choose to drown in alcohol or any other drug in order to solve their problems temporarily. Moreover the inability to make it in goals set thus feeling like a failure. This may also lead to drug abuse as one tries to drown their sorrows using drugs as a temporary utopia.

Drugs also have a many effects on our Kenyan Citizens. These are some of the effects of drug abuse in Kenya. Abuse of drugs such as bhang and heroin that affect the brain may have permanent effects on one’s long term and short term memory. This may affect one’s performance in their work place and leads to unemployment and increases the probability of practicing crime due to lack of a proper source of income. In addition to this it may lead to a reduced reasoning capacity, which also affects one state of mind in normal day to day functions. For example it can affect one’s work place performance and for a student it may affect one’s studies and attention span in class. The excessive use of drugs can also have an effect on students. In Kenya for example there is a trend whereby students run away from school either due to use of drugs or to bring in more drugs for you.

The use of drugs also directly affects a student’s performances in academics, sports and other activates that the student is in. Their concentration as seen before also correlates with their failure in such activities. Overreliance on drugs can really damage ones appeal to school and social systems in general since their body is cant seem to want anything else than the use of one’s addictions. It also leads to suspensions and expulsions due to lack of concentration in school moreover the use of drugs is illegal in all schools in Kenya meaning if one gets caught they will definitely be suspended or expelled from that school.

Drug abuse also causes one to isolate them and withdraw from their social systems. This leads to practicing anti social behaviors like stealing from their colleagues and can also lead to truancy. The inebriating impacts of numerous medications can adjust judgment and restraint and lead individuals to take part in imprudent and perilous practices. Additionally, individuals who are manhandling or dependent on medications may participate in sexually dangerous practices to get medications or cash for drugs. Moreover Under the influence of drugs they may cause violence in the family problems. While affected by drugs, addicts carry on fiercely. The savagery influences the whole family physically and inwardly. They may posture damage to them bringing about genuine wounds as medications influences you to lose your capacity to think.

Aside from influencing you to lose your connections and families, drugs come at an expensive cost and influence you to lose your money related status also. The family needs to battle hard with the medication mishandle and afterward needs to manage the taking and lying for cash by the medication manhandle individual from family. Wrongdoing is credited generally to sedate mishandle. The vast majority of the addicts endeavor to accomplish cash for buying and when an arrangement turns out badly or they can't achieve cash, they carry on truly fiercely which is hazardous. Half of the general population who were captured for genuine violations were under medication impact. Society at that point needs to get the cost for court and law implementation. Individuals who abuse drugs lose their family, wellbeing, cash and furthermore their employments as well. This represents a budgetary strain on the family. The businesses need to release them as the vicious conduct is a risk as well.

Drug Abuse influences you to lose your validity and individuals lose occupations in view of it which causes a weight on the society too on the grounds that they lose the workforce. There are many way we can fight this monster that is drug abuse I Kenya these are the following. First of all trying not to be afraid to say to for Sometimes, our dread of negative response from our peers, or others we don't know, shields us from doing what we know is correct. Genuine basic, it might appear as though "everybody is doing it," yet they are definitely not.

Try not to let another person settle on your choices for you. In the event that somebody is forcing you to accomplish something that is wrong for you, you have the privilege to state no, the privilege not to give a motivation behind why, and the privilege to simply leave. Reaching out and make connections with your parents or other adults. As you grow up, having individuals you can depend on, individuals you can converse with about existence, life's difficulties and your choices about liquor and medications is critical. The chance to profit by another person's educational encounters can help place things in context and can be significant. Besides, appreciate life and do what you love. Don't add alcohol and drugs. Learn how to appreciate life and the general population in your life, without including liquor or medications. Liquor and medications can change your identity, confine your potential and confound your life.

Over and over again, "I'm exhausted" is only a reason. Get out and get dynamic in school and network exercises, for example, music, games, expressions or low maintenance work. Giving back as a volunteer is an incredible method to increase point of view on life. For another thing, take after the family rules about alcohol and drugs. As you grow up and need to expect more control over your life, having the trust and regard of your folks is critical. Try not to give liquor and medications a chance to divide you and your folks. Conversing with mother and father about liquor and medications can be exceptionally useful. In addition to this get instructed about alcohol and drugs you can't depend on the legends and confusions that are out there among your companions and on the web.

Your capacity to settle on the correct choices incorporates getting instructed. Visit Find out About Liquor and Find out About Medications. Also, as you learn, share what you are realizing with your companions and your family. Moreover as you make arrangements for the gathering or going out with companions you have to prepare. You have to secure yourself and be shrewd. Try not to wind up a casualty of another person's liquor or medication utilize. Ensure that there is somebody you can call, day or night, regardless, on the off chance that you require them. What's more, do likewise for your companions.