Drug abuse is not ‘cool’: Supreme Court warns India’s youth
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Drug abuse is not ‘cool’: Supreme Court warns India’s youth

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed deep dismay over the alarming rise of drug abuse among India’s youth, remarking that substance abuse has regrettably become a symbol of being “cool”. Justice Nagarathna, delivering the operative part of the judgment, warned of the severe socio-economic and psychological effects of drug abuse, which she said threatens to “corrode the shine of the nation’s youth.” The full text of the verdict is expected to be out later in the day. “The most important yearning of adolescents is love and affection from parents,” noted justice Nagarathna, adding that affection and compassion can counteract the lure of substance abuse. “Drug abuse cannot be treated as a taboo,” noted the court, calling for open dialogue and preventive measures to protect vulnerable sections of society.

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SC raises alarm over rising drug abuse among youth
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

SC raises alarm over rising drug abuse among youth

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday termed drug abuse a generational threat that could “corrode the shine of the nation’s youth” and expressed concern over substance abuse being seen as a “cool” lifestyle marker. The verdict, which came while affirming a National Investigation Agency probe against Ankush Vipan Kapoor in a Pakistan-linked heroin smuggling case, also expanded NIA’s investigative scope. “The …

Supreme Court Expresses Concerns About Expanding Drug Trade, Urges Youth To Resist Peer Pressure & Stop Emulating Addicts
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Expresses Concerns About Expanding Drug Trade, Urges Youth To Resist Peer Pressure & Stop Emulating Addicts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today held that the National Investigation Agency while investigating a scheduled offence can also investigate a non-scheduled offence or a person involved in a non-scheduled offence provided there is a nexus with the scheduled offence. In the judgment, the Court made certain observations on the ripple effect of illicit drug trade and drug abuse. How to address …

Supreme Court decries alarming rise in drug abuse among youth
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Supreme Court decries alarming rise in drug abuse among youth

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court on Monday voiced grave concern over the increasing prevalence of drug abuse among India’s youth, lamenting how substance use has become a symbol of being “cool.” A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and N. Kotiswar Singh made these remarks while upholding a National Investigation Agency probe into Ankush Vipan Kapoor, accused of running a heroin smuggling racket …

Substance abuse in Kerala | On a high, at a social cost
1 year, 9 months ago

Substance abuse in Kerala | On a high, at a social cost

The Hindu  

On a scorching summer afternoon Jaya sits outside a row of decrepit houses near the Varkala beach, a top tourist hotspot in the State. According to healthcare professionals, everything from political will to community-level awareness matters and they seem quite apprehensive even after Kerala government’s ordinance amending the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Service Institutions Act of 2012 by …

Kerala fights drug menace among school children
2 years, 1 month ago

Kerala fights drug menace among school children

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Few months ago, a shocking video surfaced on social media in which a young woman was seen screaming loudly under the influence of drugs after being caught by police from a lodge in a central Kerala town during a raid. "In earlier days, substance abuse cases were reported more in colleges, now more cases are reported in schools and …

13% of drug abuse victims in India are below 20 years: UN official
2 years, 3 months ago

13% of drug abuse victims in India are below 20 years: UN official

The Hindu  

Around 13% of the people involved in drug and substance abuse in India are below 20 years, which calls for further stepping up community intervention and preventive mechanism targeting adolescents, according to Billy Batware, Programme Officer of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Speaking at the International Forum on ‘Children Matter-Right to a Drug-Free Childhood’, Mr. Batware said children …

Supreme Court asks Centre about steps taken to control drug abuse among children in compliance with its 2016 verdict
6 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court asks Centre about steps taken to control drug abuse among children in compliance with its 2016 verdict

Firstpost  

The apex court, in 2016, had asked the Centre to formulate within six months the national action plan to curb substance abuse cases among school children. New Delhi: The issue of growing menace of drug abuse among children has come up again before the Supreme Court which asked the Centre to apprise it of steps taken to comply with its …

Nudged by SC Judge, HC Panel to Check Delhi Govt's Action to Curb Drug Menace
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Nudged by SC Judge, HC Panel to Check Delhi Govt's Action to Curb Drug Menace

News 18  

New Delhi: A relentless battle by CNN-News18 against drug abuse among children in the national capital is set to have a life-changing impact for many of these innocent souls. As advised by a senior Supreme Court judge, who was moved by the News18 report on the prevalence of drug abuse among children in Delhi, a committee comprising Delhi High Court …

Great efforts needed to check drug abuse: President
11 years, 8 months ago

Great efforts needed to check drug abuse: President

India TV News  

New Delhi, June 26: Great efforts are needed to be made to check drug abuse and alcoholism in India, President Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday. "We need to make a greater effort to generate awareness of the deleterious effects of drug abuse in a sustained, continuous and result oriented manner," he said.Speaking at the occasion, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Kumari …

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