Agencies Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 17: Around 13.1 per cent of the people involved in drug and substance abuse in India are below 20 years, which calls for further stepping up community intervention and preventive mechanism targeting adolescents, said a top United Nations official, here on Thursday. Billy Batware, Programme Officer of United Nations Office on Drugs and
Billy Batware, Programme Officer of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said this while speaking at the International Forum on Children Matter-Right to a Drug-Free Childhood .
Billy Batware, Programme Officer of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said this while speaking at the International Forum on Children Matter-Right to a Drug-Free Childhood .
Around 13 percent of the those involved in drug and substance abuse in India are below 20 years of age, which calls for stepping up community intervention and preventive mechanisms targeting adolescents, an UN official said on Thursday.