The Pathology Of Drug Abuse And A Brief Analysis Of Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act

The Pathology Of Drug Abuse And A Brief Analysis Of Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

Sandeep Singh Deol, M.B.A, LL.M, Advocate, Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh (Formerly Deputy Advocate General, Punjab)

ABSTRACT

The malaise of drug abuse has attained alarming proportions in the last few years. The youth of the country are the most affected by this scourge. Initially, it was drugs like cannabis and opium which found its way into society, but nowadays, deadly substances like heroin are being rampantly abused. The paper aims to analyse the sociological aspects of drug abuse and some important aspects relating to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Act, 1985.

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Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research

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