Times of India: New Delhi: Friday,
June 17, 2016.
At a time
when 'Udta Punjab' has put the spotlight on the state's crippling drug problem,
not much is being done to rehabilitate addicts, according to RTI queries.
At least 30
rehab centres run by the Punjab government or linked to it have not received a
single addict sent on court orders, Punjab's health department admitted in its
response to RTI questions.
Sections 27,
39 and 64-A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act give an
option to courts and prosecution to send those caught with small quantities of
banned drugs for personal consumption to rehab centres. This would allow
addicts an exit route, and save them from a jail term. Addicts typically get
smaller jail terms, unlike traffickers.
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