Introduction

Every Person is a mixture of good and bad, weak and strong, conformity and non-conformity. Crime, delinquency and drug-abuse are sometimes a by-product of our modern, urban and industrialized society with its demands, status symbols and material emphasis.

Some people, because of their innate ability, strong family ties, religious convictions or other strengths in character never seriously break the law or take to drug abuse. Others who are less endowed with these strengths and social advantages, are more rebellious and posses the scars of mal-adjustment. They break the law and take to drugs because of their inability to cope with their personal problems. 

Among drug takers there is a distinction between those who are experimenters, whose behaviour may be a result of emotional or educational difficulties or a reaction to authority or simply boredem; or 'hardcore' users whose behaviour is a symptom of deep-rooted mal-adjustment and personality disorders. Many of the 'experimenters' who had or used drugs, once or twice grow out of their pattern of behaviour as they move to adult maturity. 

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