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Regarding drug menace in Sangli
SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL (SANGLI): Hon.
Chairperson Madam, I am grateful to you for giving me this
opportunity to speak. The 2019 National Survey on the Extent and
Pattern of Substance Use in India indicates that a significant
number of people across the country have fallen prey to the
clutches of substance abuse involving alcohol, cannabis, opium,
and other narcotics. Today, an estimated 1.275 million young
people have turned to substance abuse. Crime rates are on the
rise; in Dhambi village within my constituency, a group of young
men, under the influence of narcotics, murdered an elderly man by
striking him on the head with a stone. Through the Union Ministry
of Social Justice, I submit the following demand: while de-addiction
centers have indeed been established, their current capacity is
insufficient; therefore, the number of de-addiction centers in my
Sangli constituency must be increased.
Furthermore, as there are currently no dedicated addiction
treatment facilities in my district, I request that steps be taken to
establish such centers as well. Restrictions must also be imposed
on the sale and availability of narcotics within the vicinity of
schools. Moreover, if proper guidance and counselling are provided
to both adolescents and young children, this menace of substance
abuse can effectively be curbed. Thank you.