1. The 'Drug Menace' in Punjab: Causes, Consequences and Policy Challenges.
- Author
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Kaur, Sumandeep
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DRUG traffic , *SUBSTANCE abuse , *SOCIOECONOMICS , *SYNTHETIC drugs , *NARCOTICS - Abstract
Drug trafficking and massive drug abuse are wreaking havoc in Punjab. The epidemic of substance abuse in the young generation has assumed alarming dimensions in the state. Experts say that the state may lose an entire generation to rampant abuse of smack, heroin and synthetic drugs. The people of Punjab demand a strong political will to tackle the drug menace. The problem could be adequately addressed only when seen in a wider socio-economic context. The aim of present paper is to analyse the gravity of drug menace; its causes, initiatives taken by the state government to curb the problem and some suggestions to uproot the evil from social fabric of the state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2021