New Delhi: With the "International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking" being observed today, Union Minister Kapil Sibal stressed on strengthening mechanisms for rehabilitation of drug addicts in the country.
"Centres for dealing with victims of drugs abuse are not sufficiently strengthened or are not sufficiently empowered to give the kind of treatment that is required.
We as a government need to strengthen those things," he said in New Delhi.
The Minister was addressing a gathering on the 'International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking'.
Observing that there was a need to create and build infrastructure and organisations to deal with the issue, the Human Resources Development Minister said the problem is spreading across the country.
"Earlier this was limited to the Northeast but now Punjab is the centre of it. I know that in my constituency (Chandni Chowk, Delhi) we find a lot of kids using these
substances," he said.
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik said, "With 416 Integrated rehabilitation centres for drug addicts operating in the country with the support of the Ministry, full attention was being given to ensure quality
services."
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