Drug abuse is becoming a serious problem in Mogadishu. especially among young people. The alarming rate of drug consumption in young people can be attributed to a lack of basic needs.
Unemployability, the inability of high-quality students to continue their education, peer pressure, curiosity and the overall economic situation in the country tend to aggravate and push for drug consumption.
There are many other reasons why some people start using drugs so that they can fit their peers, boost their energy and sports performance but also combat depression and cope with extreme emotions and anxiety.
Some of the narcotic drugs used in Mogadishu include Marijuana, pethidine, morphine, Taboo, and Tramadol. Most of these drugs are available in pharmacies and others are obtained illegally. Marijuana (Hashish ), the dominant narcotic drug, accounts for the majority of cases of mental illness and often causes interpersonal violence.
When it first begins, the addiction doesn’t seem to have the potential to become enslaving behaviors. The majority of individuals who are recreational drug consumers like marijuana and tramadol began using narcotics as experimental grounds. Unfortunately, many who experiment with these harmful narcotics in Mogadishu don’t think about the possibility of addiction and, most often, end up becoming addicts. Addiction to drugs has many consequences for young people and the societies in which they live.
Drug abuse raises risks of experiencing issues with the well-being and health of these young people, which includes a higher risk of academic dropping, self harming and death from interpersonal violence, traffic accidents, risky sexual behaviors that bring unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS. Smoking can damage the respiratory system and lead to chronic respiratory infections.
Drugs affect the relationships they have in their life and the impact is more negative in wayward.
Drugs create financial uncertainty, as they have a severe impact on your income and are a serious abuse of drugs.
Young drug addicts may suffer from an intellectual impairment, short-term memory loss and even sensory impairment. All these problems, combined with addiction itself, will result in poor academic performance and low self-esteem.
Most addiction drugs are not legally found. Again, is a very much recognized problem for the youth in Somalia but yet still it will take a lot of knowledge to clear it off.
Somali youth should be made aware of the dangers of drug addiction and how it affects their future. It is also important for the government and stakeholders to be aware of the dangers faced by Somali youth.