3. What are social evils?
An evil is usually referred to something
troublesome and harmful. Social evils are issues
or matters that directly or indirectly affect one or
more members of society thus harming the
welfare of that society. A society is a building
block of a country. So, it can be said that social
evils are destructive to the peace and harmony
of a country as a whole. They breakdown the
moral values of a society and the ethnicity of a
country through economic or social means.
7. HIV as social
Problem
It is one of the most
devastating health crises of
the modern times.
It affects humanity
negatively from all angles.
8. Demographic Issues
Countries that have been badly hit by
HIV has shown a serious mortality
surge and life expectancy drop in the
last decade.
By 2005, 25 million people had died;
and an estimated 39 million were
living with HIV.
It is forth among the leading causes
of death worldwide and first in sub-
9. Health Issues
The infected population is prone to
developing other diseases as their
immune system is suppressed.
Without life saving drugs one third of
children born infected with HIV die before
their first birth day.
The expense for treatment is increasing
on an alarming rate.
Allocation of scarce resources for the
treatment of HIV can divert attention from
10. Economic Issues
It affects the economic
stability.
Reduction of labour
force.
Allocation of resource
for the treatment of the
11. Social Issues
Affects the family
stability.
Death of parents result
in the creation orphas.
The infected are socially
alienated.
21. Crime
Crime in Pakistan is
present in various forms.
Organized crime
includes drug trafficking
, money
laundering, extortion, black
marketeering, political
violence, terrorism,
abduction etc.
24. Family and Drug Abuse
Family factors can contribute to
intensifying drug abuse.
(traumatic parental absence,
harsh discipline, failure to
communicate on emotional level,
etc.)
Drug abuse has devastating
effects on the family relationships.
26. Economic Effects
Money for treatment
Drug mafia functions as
parallel government
Drain of human and other
resources.
27. Why Do People Begin Using
Drugs?
Some of the reasons people try illegal
drugs include: •
A desire to experiment
Enjoyment of risk taking behavior
A belief that drugs solve personal, social,
or medical problems
Peer pressure
Glamorization of drugs by the media
A desire to escape boredom or
29. A number of steps have been taken by the
government and many organizations to abolish
the prevalent social evils.
Many laws have been implemented for the
prevention of these acts. But the common
people have a role to play.
The first step towards mitigation is PUBLIC
AWARENESS.
The public should be aware to report of any
such incidence o the respective authority.
The victim must raise the voice and resist