INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING

• Recently, the Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment launched the website for the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26th June)
• The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is the nodal ministry for Drug Demand Reduction, implements various programmes for drug abuse prevention across the country.

Important points:

• In order to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving the goal of a world free of drug abuse, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, in December 1987, decided to mark 26th June as the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
• Share Drug Facts to Save Lives.

National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction:

• This Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has begun implementation of a National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) for 2018-2025.
• It aims at reduction of adverse consequences of drug abuse through a multi-pronged strategy involving education, de-addiction and rehabilitation of affected individuals and their families.
• It focuses on preventive education, awareness generation, identification, counselling, treatment and rehabilitation of drug-dependent persons and training and capacity building of the service providers through collaborative efforts of the Central and State Governments and Non-Governmental Organizations.
• There are more than 500 voluntary organizations across the country, which are assisted financially under the NAPDDR scheme.

SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT