It is a paradox that
drug users’ responsibility towards society, family and law is
tremendously higher than those of non-users.
- Drug users are in constant conflict
with the law, as the latter prohibits procurement and storage of
illegally imported narcotic drugs or legally available though used
for non-medical purposes;
- Drug users are in constant conflict
with society as s/he represents a threat for the society until the
cost of narcotic substances is higher than the cigarette cost;
- Drug users are in constant conflict
with their families as it is very hard to watch a family member
being inebriated of narcotics and know that s/he refused potential
future personal and professional development, hopes and goals by
being deficient of this fact.
- Drug users are in constant conflict
with themselves from the moment when s/he understands that it is
beyond his/her capacity and control to stop drug dependency whenever
s/he decides and wants to.
In addition, there is a responsibility
over the health of oneself and close relatives – a consideration
what every single person should bear in mind. Past centuries gave given
a mankind a lot of knowledge and new infections. These are HIV and acute forms of Hepatitis. It is a common
knowledge that injection drug users are the major source of spread of
these infections and represent the risk factor groups for sexually
transmitted diseases (STD). Probability of acquiring these additional
infections is high for injection drug users.
Every drug user gets to a point when
his/her desire of getting rid of drug dependency is tremendous. Is it
worthed to get back to sober life with such diseases? Is it worthed
to have diseased child or refuse having a child? Is it worthed to become
a reason of contamination of one’s close relative or a friend?
If you are not infected with sexually
transmitted infections or diseases (STI/STD), never share a syringe
or a jar. Your friend may not know that s/he is infected and may contaminate
you too. If you are already infected, do not share syringe or a jar
still. During sexual intercourse use condoms – otherwise you may
infect your partner!
Do not dispose a used syringe in the
street, as small children may play with it and get infected.
Know all the hygiene norms to protect
your close relatives and the society.
