Eventually,similarpoliciesmightalso benecessaryin othercrowded nationssuchas
India,forexample.
Tosumup,ifthepopulationexplosioncontinues,manymorepeoplewilldieof
starvationin poorcountries,andlifeinthecities,eveninaffluentnations,will become
increasingly difficult.
Sample 160
Peopleinallmodernsocietiesusedrugs,buttoday'syouthareexpertimenting
withbothlegalandillegaldrugs, andat
anincreasinglyearly age.Somesociologistsclaimthatparentsandother
membersofsociety oftensetabadexample.
Discussthecausesandsomeeffectsofwidespreaddruguseby youngpeoplein
moderndaysociety.Makeanyrecommendationsyoufeelarenecessarytohelp
fightyouthdrug abuse.
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.Youshouldspendabout 40 minutes onthistask.modelanswer:
Youth drugabuseisaseriousproblem nowadaysinmanycultures.Notonlyisillegal
drug useontherise, butchildrenas youngas10 yearsoldareexperimentingwith
alcoholandtobacco.Thereasonsforthisbehaviourareunclear, butcertainsociologists
blametheexamplessetbytheirelders.
Parentswho drinkandsmoketoexcessare,ineffect,tellingtheirchildrenthatitis
acceptabletoabusetheirbodieswith drugs.Consequently,childrenmay haveasimilar
viewtowardsillegaldrugs,eveniftheirparentsareagainsttheiruse.In
addition, drug useshown ontelevisionandinfilmscan onlyconfusechildrenwhoare
alsotaughtatschoolthatdrugabuseiswrong.
Thepressureon young peopleto performwellatschoolin ordertocompeteforjobs
isapossiblecauseoftheproblem.Many believetheycannotliveuptotheir parents'
expectations,andfeelasenseof hopelessness.Also,thewidespreadavailability of
drugsmeansteenagersarefacedwiththetemptationtoexperiment.Drugsareused
asameansofexpressing
dissatisfactionwiththepressurestheyfaceinsociety.
Theeffectsofdrugabusearewellknown.Many young people'stalentsarewasted,and
addictionto hard drugscancostauser hisorherlife.Furthermore,thosewho drinkand
drivemay beinvolvedinfatalroadaccidents.Thecosttosocietyisgreat,andenormous
amountsofmoneyarespent onconvicting drug dealersand oneducation programmes.
Toconclude,Irecommendthattheonly
sensiblewaytosolvethisproblemistoeducateyoung peopleaboutthedangersof drug
use,andtotakestepstoreducethe pressureofcompetition placed uponthem.