COVID – 19:- ALCOHOL ADDICTS, DRUG ADDICTS AND THE DRUG MAFIA
There
were some news headlines in the recent past from Kerala, the God’s Own Country.
It was about the story of many alcohol addicts in the State. They are all badly
affected persons due to the present lockdown declared by the Government in
connection with the Corona Virus/COVID-19 epidemic. Because of the lockdown,
all wine shops are closed and those who are addicted to alcohol are all in a
bad shape without alcohol. The problem went to the extent that some people were
died related to this issue, as reported in some public media. There were also
some suicide attempts and many other complications as withdrawal symptoms. The
issue touched to such a level that the Government had to give direction to
provide alcohol on doctor's prescription. Later, the Kerala High Court stayed
the order on a petition.
These
things are already known to many of us. But my concern is not about this story.
It is about a much more important issue which is invisible. It is all about the
case of drugs, drug addicts and drug mafia. In the above paragraph, we have
already seen the plight of the alcohol addicts.
Compared to this, the difficulties of the drug addicts during the
withdrawal period are much more violent and visible than an alcohol addict.
Hence, in the present long lockdown period when almost all chains of supply are
broken, there cannot be any supply of drugs also. This is what we are believing.
But I do not think our belief is a reality. If it is really broken, then there
would be much more hue and cry from the drug addicts than the alcohol addicts.
It is also a naked truth that there are drug addicts all over the world. But so
far I have not come across any such a drug withdrawal problems highlighted by
any public media, whether print or online, as happened only on the ground that these
banned drugs are not available during the lockdown.
In
this situation, there are two probabilities coming into my mind. First of all,
there is no drug addicts anywhere in the world. Therefore, there is no drug
withdrawal problems. But this probability I cannot digest properly. The second probability
is that the problems of the drug addicts are taken care of by the drug mafia
with or without the knowledge of the respective Governments and/or silenced the
public media. If this second possibility is true, it would defeat the mission
to eradicate the Corona Virus / COVID - 19. Apart from that, Governments of all
the countries are going to miss a golden chance to curb the menace of drug and
drug mafia along with the war against the Corona Virus / COVID – 19. If they
are really interested in the welfare of the people, this aspect also to be kept
in mind when fighting against the COVID – 19.
M.P. JOSEPH. www.manjaly.net
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