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.
