Study of Substance Abuse in Young Age Group with Their Socioeconomic Background
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 3
Abstract
Drug addiction prevents the individual from realizing his or her full potential .In doing so,it acts as an obstacle to social development .The social and economic cost of drug abuse impose a massive strain of the infrastructure go developing and the developed countries .Illicit drug production diverts humans from more productive activities and weakens the foundation for long term economic growth. The organizations associated with the international drug abuse trafficking threatens to corrupt and destabilize the institute of government .The crime associated with drugs, much of it violent ,makes a misery of many lives .In the past focus was primarily on the product – the illicit drug themselves .In recent years ,the focus has become more balanced ,with a shift in emphasis towards the individual ,the ultimate victim of the global malady.
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Dr. Parvind Kumar Singh, Dr. Sayan Biswas
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