Abstract

ADDICTING DRUG–NEURAL SYSTEM, PREVENTION AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES: A REVIEW

Arihant Kasliwal*, Aastha Singh, Adesh Ameta, Aditya Shrivastava and Neha Kamalpuria

ABSTRACT

Addiction is a global phenomenon having a negative impact on every aspect of user’s life, physical health, social and family life, occupation, finances, etc. Addiction is not only about Cocaine, Heroin, not also about Alcohol, Smoking and Tobacco but also about addiction of general things like medicine, inhalation of some cosmetics as well as pain reliving gels, ointments, cream, pastes, etc. Addiction of drugs and general things has its vast impact in various regions. Different government of different countries has conducted various surveys. One of the survey conducted in Chandigarh, India has claimed that 93.06% of total people are dependent on alcohol. Governments of some countries are running various policies and programs to tackle this problem like training programs, labor development programs and rehabilitation centers etc. The Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, commonly referred to as NDPS Act, is an act of parliament of India that prohibit a person to produce/manufacture/cultivate, possess, sell, purchase, transport, store and consume any narcotic drug or psychotropic substances.

Keywords: Addiction, Neural System, Drug Action, Central Nervous System, Narcotics.