TEXT C It is common knowledge
that drug abuse leads to harmful consequences. Why then do people—particularly
youngsters—continue to use drugs Psychologists claim that there
are three basic motivations that influence people to take drugs: curiosity,
stress and environmental factors. Sometimes, youngsters take drugs simply
because they are curious. Taking drugs seems to be the "in thing" for their
generation, so they want to know what drugs are like. The trouble is that they
do not know that taking soft and seemingly unharmful drugs can develop into
cravings for stronger stuff later on. In some cases, youngsters are depressed or
frustrated because of problems related to parents, school or the opposite sex.
They take drugs to escape from the stress brought on by all these problems. In
other cases, the environment is conductive to taking drugs. If, for instance, a
youngster belongs to a community, school, or peer group where other youngsters
take drugs, he may soon be tempted to follow suit, for fear of rejection or
non-acceptance of his fellows. There is a growing consensus
nowadays among social workers and psychologists that the best possible approach
to the problem of drug addiction among the young is for school authorities,
social workers and the Police Narcotics Division to work together to provide
young people with much-needed education on the effects and dangers of drug
abuse. Moreover, parents can do a great job in leading children away from drugs.
They should spend more time with their children, listening and talking to them.
Most importantly, parents should show them attention, concern and love. Parents
who always scream at their children and nag them about their failings and
weaknesses are regarded as unwitting drug pushers. As far as young people are
concerned, a warm and happy family, wherein members share both joys and sorrows
and where children get maximum encouragement and support, is the best bulwark
against the onslaughts of drugs. It is no exaggeration to say that a happy home
is a drug free home. Social workers and psychologists hold a common belief that ______.
A．the Police Narcotics Division should take sole responsibility for the problem of drug addiction among the young B．parents ought to be educated about the effects and danger of drug abuse C．young people tend to be addicted to drugs D．the concerned authorities should join efforts to educate youngsters about the evil consequences of drug addiction