Div Com Kashmir calls for multi-pronged approach to curb substance use

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'Destroy supply chain of banned substances to protect society'

KS News Desk 

Srinagar, Sept 29: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg Monday expressed serious concern over the increasing substance use saying it destroys lives of youth and social fabric in the society.

He said this while chairing a meeting to address the alarming issue of drug addiction and substance use by youth in the Valley.

Divisional commissioner took a serious note of the drug menace and stressed the need to curb its spread.

He urged the officers to destroy the supply chain of banned substances to protect society and also called for de-linking of private drug stores from prescribing those drugs used for withdrawal symptoms of victims of drug menace to curtail misuse of prescriptions.

He highlighted the requirement for the strict and tangible measures to curb spread and use of prohibited substances.

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir also directed the constitution of the divisional committee to frame guidelines to address the menace.

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir called for multi-pronged approach to address drug abuse through intensive regulation of supply chain of Scheduled Drugs, monitoring of medical stores, regulation of private drug de-addiction centres besides evaluation of success rate of  de-addiction centres and Alternate Treatment Facilities (ATFs).

The meeting was attended by Director Health Services Kashmir, HOD Community Medicine GMC Srinagar, CMO Srinagar, Deputy Director Health Service Kashmir, Deputy Director Planning, District Social Welfare Officer, OSD to Divisional Commissioner and other officers.