Life at present is very demanding for many people. For instance, when it comes to earning a living for one's existence and survival, there are deadlines to meet and competitions to hurdle. Take the parents, there is the demand to meet not only the material needs of their children but also to provide them good education. Furthermore, without sparing anybody, the rapid pace of modern-day life has caused a myriad of health problems with the corresponding increase in the cost of medical treatment. Hence, dealing with the pressures of today's difficult living, it is but natural for many to be anxious trying to find ways to cope.
To overcome or atleast deal with these pressures of life, some dedicate themeselves to a physical regimen. Others pursue various hobbies, while others are content with taking a vacation whenever the opportunity arises. Tragically, some resort to more extreme methods of dealing with the intense demands of like like taking alcohol and drugs, and i doing so endanger their very lives.
Users may claim that these substances give them a sense of elation and contentment at least while they are under their influence. But the negative results of alcohol and drug abuse far outweigh the satisfaction, if any, that one may get, as evidenced in the following excert, "Effects in Alcohol and Drug Abuse, using alcohol and other drugs impair your judgement, making you more likely to hurt yourself and others, to have trouble with the law, to do poorly at work and school, and to have relationship trouble. Alcohol and drugs also have specific health risk; they can damage major organs, increase your risk of cancers, and even cause death." In fact, depending upon the kind of substance being used, the effects can range from severe depression, paranoia, and hallucination to loss of body control and brain damage. It is also well-known fact that drunk driving or driving under the influence of drugsis one of the major causes of vehicular accidents that can lead to death, not only on the part of a drug- crazed driver but also of innocent motorists and pedestrians. Clearly, abusing illegal substances is not the proper way of dealing with the pressures of life. Apparently, we should not be bewildered by the pressures of living in today's world, for it was forewarned that in the last days there will come times of stress. Since one cannot escape some levels of stress, what is important is how he deals with it. Surely, it is not by resorting to alcohol or drugs.