Drug abuse is a growing problem in today's world, while in Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, the use of soma is encouraged and is distributed by the government as a tool for control. Drug abuse causes social and psychological dilemmas for the user and those in contact with the user. Huxley's world abuses these problems to keep people in order. A person can become dependent of a drug psychologically and physically (Musto). This can …showed first 75 words of 630 total…

…showed last 75 words of 630 total…wonder whether it is worth using the drug at all. Many people are unaware that they abuse different substances and do not see the signs of addiction. It is beneficial to anyone to not use drugs. Even drugs prescribed by the doctor, or given out by the government may be harmful. It is important to know and understand the effects of drugs before using them and to be mature enough to make such a decision.