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| Surge of drugs in Jammu | | | Satwant Singh Rissam
21st century was believed to be of the youth & for the youth. But as we have entered it, we now find that there is something more in it which has gained importance for the youth. At the present time, the thing which seems to be becoming part of life of 21st century youth is DRUGS. The statement may seem superficial but it is the hidden truth of our society in Jammu. It is one such factor which is found to be common in all youth irrespective of the religion they belong to in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. There is no such religion in our state which can claim its youth to be DRUG FREE these days. It has now become a trend among youth of Jammu to use drugs. In addition to it, there is a gender race in Jammu as boys & girls compete with each other as far as drugs consumption is concerned. This trend is so high that the youth in Jammu who are not into it is believed to be narrow minded or is treated like an outcaste by his or her friends.
The fact which supports this prevalence of drugs in Jammu is the everyday news we read in newspapers wherein we read about the seizure of drugs by police. Furthermore it has been found that frequency of these seizures in Jammu is increasing in comparison to some last few years. Also during seizure of drugs it is seen that there are various new type of drugs which are circulated in Jammu to target the youth. From a simple intoxicating tablet to high level drugs like charas, ganja, & heroine we find all being provided to youth in Jammu. The working set-up of drug peddlers in Jammu is purely based on demand & supply method where a planned process is used for selling drugs to youth of Jammu. The drug market in Jammu is so deep rooted that it is very easily available in every dark & narrow lane of the town. There are some specified areas where youth of Jammu go to for consuming these drugs. Many cases have come in light where boys & girls belonging to prominent families of Jammu were caught moving in their private cars while consuming drugs. One segment of the youth in Jammu is that who are working on commission basis for selling these drugs. They have somewhere started acting like courier who carry drugs & deliver at the required place. The main reason of this drug peddling by the local Jammu youth is the easy money making chance it gives to them. These figures of young people who are consuming drugs are supported by equal number of young people who are selling it in Jammu purely for earning extra bucks.
There is a well operated and organised mafia which is supplying drugs particularly in Jammu. The mafia which is working for spread of this poison has even defined the jurisdiction of these boys who act as their courier .The working style of mafia which is selling all these drugs at times seems to show that they have a support of social system. It cannot be believed when there is tremendous surge of drugs & it has spread its tentacles to such a wide level without any agency getting to know about its prevalence. Though police machinery of state claim to take a number of steps to tackle the menace of drugs use in the state but yet the persons involved in smuggling of drugs and psychotropic substances are able to do it at mass level. Interestingly, there has been an increase in the cases related to drug addiction mostly among school/college-going students which reflects the true side of this problem. Some drug de-addiction centres have been established at Srinagar, Jammu, Anantnag and Baramulla by the police department where counselling and treatment is given to the addicted persons but yet youth is neck deep into it. It is also believed that there are some men in uniform who at times close their eyes to this surge of drugs though it happens very much under their nose. The reason for doing this may be best known to them. However, they should know that these drugs could someday reach to someone close to them who become target of this drug mafia in Jammu. We never ever found our civilizations to be drug free but we also never had the youth who were into it to such a deep level. Some of the reasons noticed for this surge of drugs in Jammu are peer pressure, freedom given by parents to their wards, social media and moreover the biggest of them is the anti social elements. There are many NGOs who are working against drugs in Jammu but seem that little could be achieved. The social forces who work to stop this spreading of drugs in society are far lesser than the forces working for the spread of drugs. Hence, with this it appears that evil may win this war of drugs. The intensity of this rising drug culture in Jammu is so fast that we may be left far behind if not acted upon it at the earliest. We need to save the youth as they not the children of one particular family or of any religion but they are the future of this country.
--Satwant Singh Rissam
(BSL, LLB, LLM, PGDHRM) |
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