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Drug menace dangerous than Covid
Drug menace dangerous than Covid
Kailashpati Sharma
The debate on addressing health crisis effects have been unprecedented since the outbreak of the corona virus, when we talk about this debate immediately shifts to the urgency of vaccine, massive campaigns and expanding our current health infrastructure , the whole Government machinery and system comes into action swiftly. Lock downs happen, strict laws for everyone are crafted and abided by, FIRs are lodged for breaking the law i.e(not wearing masks, going outside without Permissions etc), with a good speed of call of action , which was required also.We also are bringing science and research to the forefront and understanding how we can improve structures. But on the contrary the problem ofdrug abuse which has been scientifically proven to have an adverse effect on health and is a grave problem in Jammu and Kashmir ,Ladakh as well as pan India we stay mum. We don’t ask how serious the drug pro
Drug abuse affects more people than Covid yet we bury the issue February 7, 2021, 7:42 AM IST
Robin David is resident editor of The Times of India s Hyderabad edition. His first book, City of Fear, was shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award in 2007.
We, in India, are debating one health crisis by bringing science and research to the foreground and, strangely, throwing science out of the window while debating another health-related disaster.
Bring up the topic of the Covid-19 pandemic and the debate immediately shifts to the vaccine, the speed at which it has been developed and whether enough science has gone into it to make it safe. But bring up drug abuse in the country, and the focus immediately shifts to Sushant Singh Rajput, who was responsible for his untimely death and how many more film stars are likely to be questioned for smoking ganja. We don’t ask how serious the drug problem is nationally, which states are worst affected,
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If you believe that drug abuse can’t be compared to the Covid-19 pandemic, do browse through India’s first-ever large-scale, nationwide survey of drug abuse, published in 2019 just before Covid-19 reached India.
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We, in India, are debating one health crisis by bringing science and research to the foreground and, strangely, throwing science out of the window while debating another health-related disaster. Bring up the topic of the Covid-19 pandemic and the debate immediately shifts to the vaccine, the speed at which it has been developed and whether enough science has gone into it to make it safe. But bring up drug abuse in the country, and the focus immediately shifts to Sushant Singh Rajput, who was responsible for his untimely death and how many more film stars are likely to be questioned for smoking ganja. We don’t ask how serious the drug problem is nationally, which state