More than 1.5 crore children aged 10-17 addicted to substances: Centre tells SC
The HinduA staggering 1.58 crore children aged between 10 and 17 years are addicted to substances in the country, the government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Citing data from a survey conducted following an apex court order, it said alcohol is the most commonly used psychoactive substance by Indians followed by Cannabis and Opioids. The government said 3.1 crore individuals use cannabis products and about 25 lakh suffer from cannabis dependence, while 2.26 crore people use opioids and approximately 77 lakh individuals require help for opioid use problems. She said the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in compliance with the directions given by the top court in the verdict dated December 14, 2016, had completed a first of its kind national survey to generate a national database on substance use. The government said to address the problem of drug abuse among citizens of this country, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated and implemented the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction under which the government is taking sustained and coordinated action for arresting the problem of substance abuse among the youth and women.
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