Drug abuse in Punjab to be investigated
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Funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a detailed survey is likely to be carried out to find out the deep extent of drug abuse in Punjab. Three government medical colleges, including Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, have been involved in the process.
The initiative come under the direct purview of Dr Ajit Avasthi, head of the psychiatry department, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, who is also the ICMR’s principal investigator in the region.
Taking cognizance of the prevailing situation in the state, the Punjab and Haryana high court have noted that Punjab was the motherland of drug problem after public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the matter.
The three government medical colleges have been entrusted with the exact task of finding the exact prevalence and pattern of drug abuse in the state. The colleges involved —Rajindra Hospital, Patiala; Government Medical College, Amritsar and Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot —have equal responsibility as to the number of districts to be surveyed. At least one village and one urban constituency will be covered in each of the district
The initiative come under the direct purview of Dr Ajit Avasthi, head of the psychiatry department, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, who is also the ICMR’s principal investigator in the region.
Taking cognizance of the prevailing situation in the state, the Punjab and Haryana high court have noted that Punjab was the motherland of drug problem after public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the matter.
The three government medical colleges have been entrusted with the exact task of finding the exact prevalence and pattern of drug abuse in the state. The colleges involved —Rajindra Hospital, Patiala; Government Medical College, Amritsar and Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot —have equal responsibility as to the number of districts to be surveyed. At least one village and one urban constituency will be covered in each of the district
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