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Use Of Drugs In Pakistan Is On The Sharp Increase, Lt. Gen (R) Abdul Qayyum

by vocnews on March 11, 2020 in CHAKWAL

CHAKWAL: Use of drugs in Pakistan is on the sharp increase adding approximately 40000 fresh cases per year to existing total of approximately 6.7 million .

Main targets are unfortunately the youth specially college and university students both boys (78 percent ) and girls (22 percent) said Senator Abdul Qayyum while presenting a report in the Senate standing committee on Norcotics .

The General said 75 percent of total world production of opium is added by Afghanistan which illegally exports approximately 110 Tonnes of opium to the entire world . Approximately 40 to 50 tonnes of opium is utilized with in Pakistan.

In 2005 only 11 percent of injection drug users had indicated HIV positive . In 2011 this percentage jumped to 40 percent.

Senator Qayyum also gave reasons for excessive use of drugs as economic deprivation , unemployment , loose educational institution’s control , under strength ANTF with inadequate funds , weak legislation , mild punishments and a visible general decay of ethics and morals in our prevalent social milieu

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