Drug Abuse In Amritsar
Drug abuse is an epidemic that is hitting Punjab at high rates. We hear about Punjabi men being addicted to drugs and the ramifications of their addiction on them and their families.
Prerna Suri of Al Jazeera reports on the devastating effects of drugs in Amritsar. The city’s location near Pakistan and Afghanistan has made it a primary target for drug trade and abuse. According to the report, seventy percent of youth (15-35 years) in Amritsar are addicted to heroin.
Suri highlights how the drug trade happens, its effects on those who abuse narcotics, and the ramifications of drug abuse for the addicits’ families.
I am a strong believer that Sikhi can play a strong role in both the prevention and recovery from drug abuse. Rather than allow drugs to take over our spiritual capital, we can use our spiritual strength to help heal those who are suffering from drug abuse and prevent others from entering this kind of addiction. You can read about one Sikh’s experience of visiting Akal Charitable De-addiction Centre , a drug recovery program in Sangrur, Punjab.
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Such a shame that this sort of thing is happening in Punjab.
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Drug abuse is an epidemic all over the world, not just in this area. It's really important to find the cause of this, it's easier to control an area for drug use because it's easier to find the cause and the cause is most likely the spread of drug dealers on this new drug route. I really hope things will get better soon in Amritsar once the authorities will get more involved to stop this drug route from expanding.