ProMASS News Bureau: Sep 06, 2016: With growing menace of drug abuse among youngsters, Centre has asked the state governments to evolve action plans to curb alcoholism and drugs abuse in a range of settings, especially in schools and colleges. The action plan will evolve and strengthen appropriate model for prevention of alcoholism, drug and substance abuse, treatment and rehabilitation of drug dependent individuals in schools, families, workplaces, communities, health and social services and prisons.
The Social Justice Ministry said in an advisory to the states to set up an inter-departmental group under the Chief Secretary to ensure coordination between agencies responsible for ensuring reduction in drug supply and demand reduction activities. The advisory also emphasized on increasing community participation and public cooperation in reduction of demand for dependence-producing substances.
