Persuasive Speech on Drug Abuse revised

PERSUASIVE SPEECH ON DRUG ABUSE
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Institution
Abstract
Drugs of various types, legal and illegal, medicinal and non-medicinal, can be used in inappropriate ways that can expose the users to the risks. Drugs abuse refers to the act of using any drug in contrast with prescriptions for personal reasons. Globally, this has become an n issue of great concern especially among the youths in schools and in their occupations. An estimate of 5.3% of the population in the world in the year 2015 was associated with the use of the illegal drug. There are adverse effects that have been established alongside drug abuse on the health, social life and economic aspects of the victims. The causes of drug abuse include peer pressure among friends, family and social disputes leading to low esteem, lack of adequate information, and indolence. To cope with this, discussion on the causes, effects and mitigation measures of this issue would be vital. Great efforts should be put to rehabilitate, teach and device remediation strategies for the affected people.
Keywords: Drug abuse, causes of drug abuse, mitigation measures, rehabilitation strategies

Persuasive Speech on Drug Abuse
Introduction
Drug abuse and smuggling, in the recent past, have become a serious issue globally with the youths as the main victims. An estimate of 5.3% of the population in the world in the year 2015 was associated with the use of the illegal drugs. In the year 2016, the statistics show that 99.7% o…