Providing a family-like environment to 2 crore children without adequate parental care in India can help curb the menace, as it’s mainly the socially deprived children who are used as a carrier for the life-threatening drugs. Over 80 per cent of harm reduction and treatment programmes in the country is undertaken by non-governmental organizations and of the 2,271 NGOs active in the field, 37% are involved in prevention programmes, 56 per cent in treatment, and 7% in harm reduction as quoted by United Nations International Drug Control Programme.
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People using substances – alcohol, drugs, or even prescription medicines are not something new. What has hugely grown is the conversation and acceptance of the reciprocal relationship between the workplace and substance usage. Many aspects of the workplace require alertness and accurate and quick reflexes. An impairment of these qualities can cause incidents, and interfere with the accuracy and efficiency of work. Hence it is important for the workplace to look at problematic substance use issues.
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The legalisation of Marijuana will not only aid in curbing the illegal market but will also boost the government revenues from taxes which they can impose on its sale and purchase. Further, its lawful farming will augment the situation of farmers across the country.
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To control the current drug menace in the state, the Punjab government has come up with an innovative idea of breaking the drug supply chain by rewarding the citizens and officials with cash prizes up to Rs 60,000.
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India has a significant number of smokers. Smoking kills more than 900,000 people in India every year. But the country still has 106 million adult smokers, second only to China according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Tobacco consumption has been linked to cancer, lung disease, cerebrovascular disease, etc. It can hasten the onslaught and progression of Non-Communicable disease.
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7 December 1987, the General Assembly decided to observe 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse. 32 years later the fight is still going strong.
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40% women in India miss their daily routine because of severe period pain. Sanfe aims to make # Red Dot Campaign world’s largest platform for sharing period pain stories.
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To prevent drug abuse in Kolkata, the city police has planned to felicitate photographs captured by citizens of the city with the theme ‘Say No to Drugs’. According to the Kolkata Police, this move will help in spreading awareness against drug abuse in the city and is an initiative under the banner of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, observed on June 26.
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