Punjab drug campaign

26 Aug

Punjab’s ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ Gets Harm-Reduction Push; 594 Centres Providing Treatment Across State

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Bhagwant Mann Government’s harm-reduction services, a key component‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’, are emerging as an important pillar of the state’s fight against substance abuse. People suffering from substance use disorder (SUD) can avail harm reduction services through 547 Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) centres run by the state’s health department and 47 Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) centres run by the Punjab State Aids Control Society, along with Targeted Intervention Services. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), harm reduction encompasses a range of interventions aimed at minimising the negative health and social consequences associated with drug use, including…

02 Aug

CM Bhagwant Mann Vows Continued ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ Drive Until Punjab Is Drug-Free

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Ludhiana (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday asserted that the Punjab Government’s 'Yudh Nashean Virudh' (war against drugs) will continue until every ounce of the menace is eliminated from the state, declaring that the remarkable success of the ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ has been made possible through the active participation of people. During a meeting with Village Defence Committee (VDC) volunteers, Pinda De Pehredaar, in Ludhiana, the Chief Minister said the campaign has completed 500 days, during which 70,000 drug smugglers have been arrested, while 1.25 lakh volunteers across 13,000 villages have emerged as the backbone of…