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Policies on Decriminalization of Small Usage Drug Addicts in Punjab

Content Editor: Sumana mukhopadhyay

July 17, 2023 at 12:05:15 PM

Substance abuse , deaddiction, Rehabilitation, Legislation

Content Editor: Sumana mukhopadhyay

  • The government has decided to focus on a new integrative and multidirectional regulation regarding decriminalising drug use and paying attention to the addicts for proper patient care to achieve CM Bhagwat Mann’s “Rangla Punjab” dream. 

  • Drug use is still condemned legally. The emphasis will be : 

  1.  to detect addicts using small amounts and enable deaddiction.  

  2. putting them up for rehabilitation and skills development instead of punishment.  

  3. strong penalties for smugglers and dealers.  

  • Discussions have happened between various ministries and departments to collaborate and plan for providing services.

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