International Day Against Drug Abuse 2024: Date, History, Theme, And Significance

Jun 26, 2024 Kunwar Vishwajeet

The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was established by the UN General Assembly on December 7, 1987

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The UN established the International Day Against Drug Abuse to raise awareness of drug abuse and trafficking

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Theme: "The Evidence is Clear: Invest in Prevention" emphasizes evidence-based policies to combat drug abuse and trafficking

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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports that around 269 million people used drugs in 2018, with numbers continuing to rise

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In India, Punjab ranked third in FIRs under the NDPS Act from 2019 to 2021, per the Ministry of Home Affairs

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