NCJ Number
121055
Journal
Indian Journal of Social Work Volume: 50 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1989) Pages: 81-89
Date Published
1989
Length
9 pages
Annotation
A review of international and Indian drug abuse issues is followed by prevention and enforcement recommendations.
Abstract
The drug trade has become a global business which must be monitored through international cooperation by intelligence and enforcement agencies. A significant obstacle is those countries whose governments profit in the trade and who are reluctant to discourage drug traffic. The Indian government or defence forces must not support, protect, nor benefit from the drug trade or related vice operations. Militaristic measures are not a complete solution since drug abuse cannot be fought in isolation from tension in the socio-economic situation in India. A national prevention and education program should 1) identify drug vulnerable areas; 2) mobilize public opinion against socially accepted drugs; 3) attach penal sanctions to heroin, brown sugar, or Mandax; and 4) require close guidance on prescription drugs with addiction potential. Law enforcement agencies should prepare to monitor organized crime with updated training and equipment and, by participating in public awareness programs, elicit public cooperation against drug-traders.