Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6488
ISSN: 2329-6488
Dr, Department of Health, Senior General Medical Officer, Government of Bihar, India
Research Article
What is the Impact of Alcohol Ban on Prevalence of Under-trial Prisoners of Liquor and Narcotics Drugs Related Acts violation in Bihar-A Twelve Year (2010-2021) Comparative Cross-sectional Study
Author(s): Piyush Kumar* and Advocate Anupama
There is a global prerequisite for making and implementing a diminution strategy in the want of drugs of addiction, both legal and banned, which may otherwise lead to plentiful negative health, family, socio-economic and mental consequences. During the 63rd session of the WHA (World Health Assembly), held at Geneva in May 2010, including India the 193 global member states reached on mutual consensus for global strategies to trim down the detrimental use of alcohol by adopting resolution WHA 63.13. The (GoI) Government of India enforced The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, ACT NO. 61 OF 1985 with guidelines, protocols and essential framework to reduce drug abuse and sale in India. Alcohol causes 3 million deaths per annum globally; responsible for 5.1% of the global burden of disease, gender wise harmful consumption of alcohol is about 7.1% in males comp.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329-6488.22.11.377