International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – health; Policies and interventions 

In news

• Recently, the Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment launched the website for the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26th June).

• Launched by:  UN General Assembly in December 1987 
• Objective: To strengthen action and cooperation in achieving the goal of a world free of drug abuse, 

• 2021 Theme:
  • Share Drug Facts to Save Lives.

Related Initiatives to drug free world:

• Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961.
• The Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971.
• The UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988.
  • India is a signatory to all three and has enacted the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985

Initiatives by India

• Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan/Drugs-Free India Campaign:
  • Focal points: Preventive, mass education and sensitization, capacity building of service providers, positive partnership with educational institutions, and augmentation of treatment, rehabilitation and counselling facilities.
• National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction:

• Aims: Reduction of adverse consequences of drug abuse through a multi-pronged strategy involving education, de-addiction and rehabilitation of affected individuals and their families.