What are the Initiatives to Tackle Drug Addiction?
▪ The Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) was constituted in 2016 and the scheme of “Financial Assistance to States for Narcotics Control” was revived.
▪ Seizure Information Management System will create a complete online database of drug offences and offenders.
▪ National Drug Abuse Survey to measure trends of drug abuse in India through the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment with the help of National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre of AIIMS.
◦ Project Sunrise: It was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2016, to tackle the rising HIV prevalence in north-eastern states in India, especially among people injecting drugs.
▪ ‘Nasa must Bharat’, or Drug-Free India Campaign.
