PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION IN CHILDREN
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION IN CHILDREN
The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment has formulated National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) to check alcohol and drug addiction among all citizens including children. To tackle the issue of substance use, the Department is implementing National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR), a centrally sponsored scheme under which financial assistance is provided to:
Following activities have been undertaken under NAPDDR scheme:
The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment has taken following steps to tackle the danger of drug addiction among children:
This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, SHRI B.L. VERMA, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
- State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations for Preventive Education and Awareness Generation, Capacity Building, Programmes for Drug Demand Reduction by States/UTs etc.
- ‘NGOs/VOs for running and maintenance of Integrated Rehabilitation Centres for Addicts (lRCAs), Community based peer Led intervention (CPLI) for early Drug Use Prevention among Adolescents, Outreach and Drop-In Centres (ODIC) and District De-Addiction Centres (DDACs)’; and
- Government Hospitals for Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs)