Drug de-addiction cell convened, drug test
must for driving license
SRINAGAR, APRIL 25: Stressing
on the need to adopt pro-active approach
for eliminating menace of
drug addiction from the society, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad
Khan today announced a slew of measures in consultation with government
departments and members of civil society.
The
Div Com said that the ugly head of drug addiction has to be stopped from rising
otherwise it will have heavy recursions for the society. He sought cooperation
from civil society so that a sustained drive will be maintained against this
menace.
The
Div Com announced formation of
a drug de-addiction cell headed by principal Government Medical College and
officials from department of
education, police, Food Safety and health.
The representatives from civil society will also be included as its members.
The cell will be functional within
seven days. He said that the cell will have a dedicated helpline number and
centralize the drug de-addiction work of the government. He said that similar
cells will be formed at district levels headed by the Chief Medical Officers
and comprising of district level officers
from various departments. All DDCs were directed to present weekly report
to Principal GMC with intimation to Div Com on the drug addiction scenario and
the de-addiction work undertaken.
It was revealed that SKIMS will come up with a
proposal to set up a modernized drug
de-addiction centre and
same will set-up on priority basis.
The
Div Com also directed the regional transport authority to get a medical
certificate issued from Medical
Officers indicating that the person is not a drug addict before issuing him or
her driving license. He also directed the traffic department to use breath
analyzers and get help from doctors to determine whether a driving is
intoxicated so that the license can be cancelled.
The Drug Controller informed the meeting that 148
licenses of medical stores have been cancelled on
the charges of violating norms. The Div Com directed the list of de-licensed
persons to be provided to police for probing. He also directed the officials to start a massive
information drive against drug de-addiction. He also asked the officials to
rope in Imams so that they will also raise awareness against this menace.
The meeting was attended by Principal GMC, Deputy
Director Health services, Joint Director Education and officials representing
Police and other departments.
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