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Alcohol Alert: ''All districts of Himachal to have drug de-addiction centres''

''All districts of Himachal to have drug de-addiction centres''

PTI | 09:06 PM,Jun 26,2011
Shimla, Jun 26 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh government will open drug de-addiction centres in all the 12 district of the state, Chief Minister P K Dhumal today said on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. "Himachal Government will open drug de-addiction centres in all 12 districts of the state and launch a special campaign to vigorously enforce the law against traders selling tobacco products within a radius of 100 yards of the educational institutions," Dhumal said. Addressing the state level function of "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking," organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare here, the Chief Minister gave clarion call to people to make prohibition and war against drugs a mass movement and save youths from falling prey to drugs and other intoxicants. "It was social responsibility of every section of the society to rise against drug abuse and save youth from becoming addicts,"..... for details visit  http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/all-districts-of-himachal-to-have-drug-deaddiction-centres/739328.html
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