STOP DRUG ABUSE

'We are the future leaders of tomorrow and it is up to the youth to consistently fight against bad vices that affect us and create solutions to create a better nation, we are One Zambia One Nation' Stewart Thornicroft.

I am petrified with some of the ways of society.  Critical thinkers of society caged in bars of addictions that can never be satisfied. Yet, they try to look for the keys to open the portholes to success and better their lives. But, finding it is like looking for a rain drop in the sea.  Dreamers discouraged by failures introspection of how they failed to achieve what their hearts desired.

   Furthermore, I recall that the Minister of Local Government Vincent Mwale disclosed that he has to this effect already had meetings with alcohol producers in Zambia.

    Hereafter, he said it has been established that there is illegal production of alcohol in the country whose brands do not have traces to the manufacturers.

    However, think about this! Don’t you think that out of a group of alcoholics exist great philosophers, skills and aptitudes that can change society? What would happen if they changed their infatuations to resilience? How much time do they spend taking drugs? What kind of conversations do they have while abusing drugs? Do they believe they can create opportunities for themselves?

    Nevertheless, from 2009 our society has vividly seen the effects of junta on our youth in society. In 2010, hundreds of people were reported dead from excessively overdosing junta. Majority of the cases reported that most of the junta consumers puked pooped, and slept drunk or plunged dead like a fly sprayed directly with Morten target.

   Tentatively, our youth mostly complain of unemployment in Zambia. But, take a look at the sums of money collected from taverns in a day or hours. You will be amazed at how much cash is made by the bar owners. Imagine if all the amounts of money the youth spend on alcohol was channeled to business ideas and investments. Do you think that the high unemployment rates and our society would be same?

    Junta contains a high percentage of alcohol ranging from forty to forty five percent.  Wow! It’s incredible to see the youth drink junta slowly, smoothly and with a big large smile you can see every tooth in their mouth. They happily consume a substance that is able to take them six feet deep into the core of the ground like sedimentary rocks. Majority of the junta takers consume it because they believe it is a cheap and porthole to getting themselves to feel high to have fun or relieve stress. However, there is a saying that states even though you take alcohol to relieve your problems, they still float on top with life jackets on.

     Furthermore, I would advise the reader to buy a bottle of junta, open it carefully and gently pour it on a chicken’s liver. After the experiment, closely analyze what will happen to that piece of meat. You will be in shock to see how burnt the liver will be after pouring the deadly substance.  Imagine that’s what happens inside our bodies when we take junta. However, with such a reaction, the question is why do people still take this hazardous alcohol?

     Basically, the prices of the different brands of alcohol play a role. They sell from as low as three to ten kwacha in most areas of Lusaka. The impact is more on the poor as they cannot afford to buy expensive liquor. Therefore, they resort to drinking something cheap that can make them tipsy fast.

   Nevertheless, do you think students are able to study after taking large percentages of alcohol? Definitely not! Students tend to drinking Junta because of peer pressure. Most students tend to buy junta because they believe it’s a fast root to reaching cloud nine. How can a student intensively study after taking such a hard substance? After overdosing on junta they will get too intoxicated and sleep like a baby with no worries at all. Instead of waking up to study, the hard substance would have knocked them out like Muhammad Ali’s punch.

   Secondly, most junta patrons tend to be junkies. I don’t mean to sound omniscience or irrespective. But, take a drive to town as well as around the city of Lusaka and see how many junkies we have on the streets of Lusaka. They have red eyes like hot brimstone, a blur speech of a camel, a stink so harsh you could smell it centimeters from them and a debauched behavior. Most junkies take a junta to become courageous or active. After two or three bottles they feel like superstars on top of the world. However, our society needs to address these issues because this can cause cultural transmission occurs and bad morals are passed on to the young.

   In conclusion, I would advise NGO’s, Government and society at large to take measures of how to reduce the levels of alcohol in our country. We are a developing country and every single effort of resilience results to something despite how small it is. We should control alcoholism. This is a national issue because this illicit product poses a threat to the health of our citizens. Look at how many people have died from Junta and make your own conclusion!!!