SRINAGAR: Expressing concern over steep increase in drug addiction in Kashmir valley, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah here on Thursday said that the need of the hour called for evolving a well thought out strategy on multiple fronts to deal with the menace.
In his message on the international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking, Dr Abdullah, who is MP from Srinagar, said, “It is alarming to hear about the scathing increase in the cases of drug abuse in Kashmir. The State Government should rise up to the occasion before the trend morphs into a dire epidemic.”