Supreme Court Expresses Concerns About Expanding Drug Trade, Urges Youth To Resist Peer Pressure & Stop Emulating Addicts
Live LawThe 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 drug abuse in adolescent The Court stated that preventing drug addiction among adolescents requires a concerted effort from multiple stakeholders: parents and siblings, schools and the community. For parents: The Court pointed out that parents have a crucial role in the prevention of drug abuse among adolescents. Instead, open discussions about drug use and its ill consequences will provide parents and children a safe space and equip children with the knowledge to help themselves out of peer pressure, the Court recommended.
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