Multi-pronged strategy can combat drugs: Sibal
June 26th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, June 26 (IANS) India needs a multi-pronged approach to fight drug abuse, which has destroyed many civilisations in the past, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said here Sunday.
“Addiction of drugs leads to a diseases which is just like diabetes, but not hereditary. For the rich, it’s a kind of entertainment, but this problems has afflicted the youth our country and we need a collective approach to fight this menace,” Sibal said on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
He said drug abuse and trafficking, which were earlier confined to the northeast, has now spread to states like Punjab and Haryana.
“A war is being fought in the world against drug trafficking and India is particularly affected by this lucrative trade,” said Sibal.
He said that there should be “zero tolerance” of drug suppliers.
“The country lacks the organisational structure to deal with the problem of drug addiction in a human manner. We need to have a multi-pronged approach to deal with menace,” Sibal said.
The minister urged the youth and civil society members not to “let not the soul of the country die” and work towards uprooting the evil.
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