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Drugs abuse is a serious problem across the world, specifically in Indonesia.

According to the National


Narcotics Agency (BNN), drugs abuse is responsible for the deaths of 33 Indonesians, mostly young men,
every day. This baffling fact is enough proof that Indonesia is indeed in the state of drugs emergency.
According to BNN, drug is defined as materials / substances that can affect the psychological condition of
a person (thoughts, feelings and behavior) and can cause physical and psychological dependence. Drugs
are dangerous as they can affect both our physical and mental health. Drugs can cause education,
economy, and crime problems in Indonesia, therefore the government must take resolute decisions to
eliminate drugs trafficking in Indonesia.

Drugs are one of the main causes that damages Indonesia's education as they attack a big number of
young people and students. According to BNN and Puslitkes University of Indonesia's research in 2016,
27% of drugs users in Indonesia come from students and university students. This fact is very
apprehensive given that students are every country's future and investment. According to dr. Ari Fahrial
Syam, staff of Gastroenterology Department of Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of
Indonesa, drugs abuse could cause complications in the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, digestive tract, brain
nervous system to other nervous system. Moreover, sexual and psychiatric disorders can also occur
because of drugs abuse. Therefore, when these young people and students use drugs, there will be a
significant drop in their performance as a student since the drugs will affect both their physical and
mental health greatly.

Drugs also can cause a great economic loss in a country. Bachtiar Tambunan, the deputy chief for
community empowerment at BNN stated that economic loss from narcotics problems in Indonesia is
estimated to have reached Rp 63 trillion ($4.8 billion) last year. Moreover, as started before, a big
number of drug users come from students which are the country's future resources. This will impact the
country's economy greatly if these students aren't able to do their job supposedly when they are in their
working age because of their bad health and mental condition caused by drugs. Furthermore, if the drug
users come from the working age circle itself, the productivity will take a big drop which results in the
drop of income as well.

Lastly, drugs abuse can increase a country's crime rate. A person under drugs influence tends to act
mindlessly and only have one thing in mind which is to get their hands on the drug. M. Affan from
television deputy of BNN stated that when a person is dependent on drugs, he will do anything to get
them, even if he has to do something criminal. It's because the drugs can disturb their common sense
since they also affect nerves and brain.

In conclusion, drugs have been a big problem everywhere around the world, no exception Indonesia.
Tons of bad effect of drugs abuse can cause some serious problems in Indonesia such as decline in
education, economy, and increase of crime problems. Therefore, it will be wise if the government create
a set of forceful rules to stop and prevent the drugs trafficking in Indonesia. When there is no drug there
will also be no drug user and our country will be free from danger of drugs.

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