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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

June 26 is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1987,
Today, there is an alarming new drug problem; demand has soared for substances not under international control. Therefore, the 2013 UNODC global awareness campaign "Make health your 'new high' in life, not drugs" aims to inform the public, and particularly young people, about the harmful effects of new psychoactive substances (NPS). Sold openly, including through the internet, these substances, which have not been tested for safety in humans, can be far more dangerous than traditional drugs.
Source: http://www.un.org/en/events/drugabuseday/2013/highinlife.shtml

A relevant article on drug abuse in India--
Drug Trafficking and Narco-terrorism as Security Threats: A Study of India's North-east

Ningthoujam Koiremba Singh
and William Nunes

From India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs
(Volume 69 Issue 1, March 2013)

In India, especially the North-east Region is encountering serious threats emanating from drug trafficking, consumption and its counter-effects. Drug transit, drug use and drug addiction, subsequently, led to an increased amount of HIV/AIDS infections in Manipur. By looking at the alarming condition of drug abuse, the state government has banned drugs under the Prevention of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drug Abuse Act of 1985. Some of the reasons why drug use is so rampant are as follows: a large youth population, a lot of them with Westernised values, traditionally liberal attitudes to relationships and free lifestyle, widespread unemployment and lack of future prospects in an insurgency-ridden region, among others.

 Security issues in international relations, particularly during the era of the Cold War, were and had been dominated by the realist paradigm which saw the preservation of the state from external threat. Such a conception of security provided a very myopic and narrow understanding of the security problem of states, particularly smaller states. During the past decade, attempts are being made to broaden the security agenda to include not only military but also other sectors: political, economic, societal and ecological. Furthermore, with globalisation and the opening up of the economy has provided scope for cross-border migration and also illicit trade, especially narcotics, terrorism and a dangerous mix of both: narco-terrorism. This article will throw a light on the non-traditional security threats problem and issues of illicit drug trafficking and narco-terrorism in North-east India particularly in the case of Manipur.

Source: Sage Publication

Narcotics Control Bureau of India is involved in combating abuse of and illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances to make India a drug free society

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