The drug trade is regarded as one of the biggest industries in the world, third only to the petroleum and weapons industries. Drug addiction is mostly supported by heroin, opium, cocaine, marijuana, etc. Substance use disorder (SUD), often known as drug addiction, is a psychological condition that impairs a person’s neuro-biology and results in an inability to manage the use of any drug, whether it be legal or illicit. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines addiction as a chronic, relapsing illness marked by obsessive drug seeking, continuing drug use despite negative effects, and long-lasting brain alterations.The drug misuse pattern has expanded over time, reaching unprecedented heights, and the valley is now facing a grave predicament. Young people have turned to less expensive alternatives for abusing drugs, such as shoe polish, nail paint, and whitener.
Drug abuse in Kashmir has increased by 1500% in just three years. While some of the drugs are moved to other states like Punjab, the majority of the drugs arriving from Pakistan are sold in Kashmir. The young of Kashmir are employed in anti-national activities like stone-pelting and fidayeen attacks, while the money earned by Pakistan is utilized to force them to dig their own graves. For Pakistan, the problem with Kashmir has never been about integrating the region to promote development and unity. Less humanity and always for diplomatic purposes. Following India’s humiliation in previous battles, Pakistan’s proxy war has descended to the lowest levels, with the goal of depriving innocent youth of their hopes and goals and enabling them to join terrorists under the cover of religion and jihad. The youth are indoctrinated with notions of the shortcomings of the government, unemployment, poverty, and the animosity between Muslims and Hindus in order to sow disbelief in the country.
Because traffickers are more familiar with the terrain in this area, they can more readily elude detection by security personnel. Second, the corridor is close to terrorist hotspots, which take advantage of it to increase profits and smuggle weapons. Kashmir is in a terrible predicament because the human resource there, which is our country’s greatest asset, is disappearing. Therefore, increasing drug abuse—particularly among young people—will negate the benefits of our demographic dividend. Fourth, drug misuse has the greatest impact on Kashmiri society’s moral fiber. Families are decimated, yet the mafia threatens them, forcing them to turn to the government and its security agencies for assistance. These young populations’ anti-Indian views are fostered by the instability that Pakistan has caused.
The NGOs and government organizations need to organize awareness campaigns throughout Kashmir. The Indian Army can be assigned the same mission because of its effectiveness in handling information warfare. Public rehabilitation and de-addiction facilities must be established in order for parents and other family members to assist their wards in returning to their regular lives. The State Government alone is in charge of this. The 1985 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) has to be stronger than ever.It will help the executive bodies to seize illicit drugs and peddlers. Also Public Safety Act should be tightened up in drug affected areas. Search operations on traffic check-posts and suspected houses should be carried out aggressively by the local police and security forces to apprehend the traffickers. This will also place fear among peddlers and traffickers to operate in the area.
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