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| New drug abuse Poppy Straw emerging among youths in Udhampur | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT Udhampur Mar 14:As the government sponsored schemes on anti-drug abuse campaign fail to keep check on the menace, drug abuse poppy straw is rising at an alarming rate among the youths in the Udhampur district .
New drug patterns particularly the flow of Poppy straw (Bukki) is increasing at an alarming rate in the last two years and is harming the social order of the district . Poppy Straw (Bukki) ,Charas, Gutkha are increasingly becoming the drugs of choice among youth here as these are easily available at local tea stalls . It is pertinent to mention that a large amount of drug particularly Charas and Poppy straw are being brought here by peddlers from valley and adjoining Doda district .
According to sources, the district Police has recently seized a large amount of Poppy Straw , and Charas, during checking on Jammu Srinager highway from Patnitop to Tikri and has detained drug peddlers haling from valley , Doda and Punjab in connection with drug business but drugs worth several lakhs are still getting into the district daily from valley and Doda district and valley and police is yet to evolve a comprehensive strategy for combating the growing drug menace in the district despite being informed number of times by citizens and Ngos during police public meets here .Advocate Rahul Jandial and social worker Gopal Gupta of Industrial Estate has expressed concern that youth belonging to lower age groups are being initiated into drug abuse in city . They alleged that police failed to control menace as popular drug Poppy straw being used by majority of youths here is easily available on tea stalls by spending twenty to fifty rupees and no one is check to control it .He has demanded that special patrolling by police is needed to check menace within city to check drug addiction to save youths from it specially in main points of city .Government sponsored schemes of anti-drug abuse campaign should be also implemented by District administration practically
On the condition of anonymity, a local resident and a drug addict disclosed that there are some main peddlers who brought contraband from Valley and further sublet it in local market and he along with other friend get it as per capacity ranging from twenty to fifty rupees at local tea stalls .
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