Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Jan 24: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today warned society of alarming rise in drug and alcohol abuse especially among youth while appealing parents, social organisations, teachers and religious leaders to play their role.
President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said over the years Kashmir has witnessed a considerable rise in drug abuse cases as youth are taking drugs due to its easy availability, accessibility and affordability due to its huge local production.
“We as a society, parents, social organisations, teachers and religious clerks should rise against the same and help in educating youth about the ill effects of the drug addiction,” he said.
Dr Naik said that said both alcohol and drugs are deleterious for both mental and physical health and become long term social evil.
“When people lose their mental balance, they don’t differentiate between right and wrong. There is a huge loss to family monetarily and socially,” he said.
General Secretary DAK, Dr Owais H Dar said that both drugs and alcohol makes a person liable to several kinds of infections and diseases like HIV Hepatitis B and C, infective endocarditis through syringes in IV drug abusers.
“Steep rise of drug abuse may be one of the contributing factors of a surge in sudden deaths among the youth of valley due to their maximum consumption,” he said,
DAK said that several road accidents happen due to the influence of alcohol or drug abuse by drivers.
A few years back, DAK said that the government came up with a drug de-addiction policy which has not been effective in terms of work.
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