Introduction
In an article published in India today it is said that,
“ According to the Global Burden of Disease Study, illicit drugs are estimated to have killed nearly 7.5 lakh people worldwide in 2017 alone. The estimated number of lives lost in India was 22,000. According to some estimates, the global drug trafficking trade is worth a staggering $650 billion. According to a government report, India had 2.3 crore opioid users, in 2018, a five-fold jump in 14 years. The maximum growth was reported in the consumption of heroin. In 2004, the number of opium users (20,000) was more than twice that of heroin (9,000). Trends reversed some 12 years later: heroin consumers went up to 2.5 lakh, almost double that of opium consumers, noted the report titled the Magnitude of Substance Use in India. The findings were prepared by AIIMS' National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre. ”
Facts that you should know
There are some basic facts about illicit drugs that everyone should know
- All drugs carry risks and are dangerous.
- No one can ever be sure of exactly what they are taking.
- Maxing drugs, including alcohol and prescription drugs, can be very dangerous.
- There are no guarantees about purity or strength and no one knows exactly what illicit drugs have been mixed with.
- No one can be sure what effect a drug will have, even if they have used it before.
- Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug Among 14 to 19 year olds, 26 per cent had used cannabis in their lifetime.
- Nearly 3.1 crore people in India are estimated to be cannabis users, according to the AIIMS report. Of them, 1.3 crores (1.2 per cent) use ganja and charas, while the rest consume bhang.
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As we said earlier, the use of drugs is one of the complex problems of our society, which is a great obstacle for the development of the country, making the living conditions of the people worse.
To conquer this problem at ground level, UP police has launched different awareness programs. In the same perspective we have tried to compile a guide for the people to aware them about drug abuse, its kind and affects; as well as some key points and ways which can be helpful to reduce drug consumption and distribution. Link is given below
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