Social Media: A bane or boon for youth of India with reference to Drug abuse

Abstract

Drugs or substance abuse is global problem. Drug abuse effects individual as weel as the family. The Article 47 of Indian Constitution has givenresponsibility on the State to protect the people from the consumption of drinks and drugs which are injurious to health. However the current scenario in the country and the world is that youngsters are misusing the social media platform for drugs abuse. The statistical data which is showing percentage of the young generation using social media is alrming. Infact its not about the no of youngsters using the social media but what alrming is how much time and on what they are spending their time is alrming. The maximum youngsters are addicted to social Media. The life style is changing and everyone is happy in the virtual world thinking it to be real. The young generation unfortunately becoming victim of the concept “Fear of Missing Out i.e. FOMO”. Social media platform is revolutionary development in technology but it is making youngsters virtually attached and not emotionally. Social media is glorifying the rev parties or parties where in drugs and alcohol is taken by the people. Such activities on social media is setting wrong standard in front of the young generation. Basically the social media is a fun platform and it is expected to be used as the medium interaction and fastest mode of communication and not to use as the place to sell the illegal substances or drugs.