Excelsior Correspondent
DODA/KISHTWAR, Sept 9: Drug wing of Drugs & Food Control Organization (DFCO) organized awareness programmes at Doda and Kishtwar districts to sensitize the stake holders regarding growing menace of drug abuse and their responsibility to check/prevent the gullible population particularly adolescents from falling prey to this social evil.
A large number of members of pharma traders participated in these awareness programmes. The speakers from various walks of life shared their real time experiences about the magnitude of drug addiction.
Speaking on the occasion, Mohd Iqbal Palla, Deputy Drugs Controller, who joined the awareness program virtually, impressed upon the pharma trade fraternity to stock and sell medicinal formulations strictly as per mandate of the law. He stressed upon the members to always stick to the procurement of medicines through authorized channels to ensure the genuine medicinal products are made available in the market.
Pankaj Malhotra (Licensing Authority, Doda/Kishtwar) impressed upon the trade fraternity to switch over to computerized system of billing for maintenance of records and install CCTV cameras in light of guidelines issued by the Government of J&K. He reiterated that the Government has initiated pro active measures by constituting District Level Monitoring Committees under NCORD to put reins on the availability of habit forming drugs for any other purpose except for medicinal use.
Sanjay Bhat, Drugs Control Officer (Manufacturing) in his address said that such programs are being conducted at tehsil level as a part of Nasha Mukat Bharat Abhiyaan which aims to reach out to the masses and spread awareness about substance abuse.
Munish Gupta, Drugs Control Officer, Doda/Kishtwar directed the trade fraternity to strictly follow the conditions of licenses and informed that Department in its endeavor to curb the misuse of narcotic and psychotropic substances has started a massive drive to ensure that such pharmaceutical preparations are sold for licit use only.
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