The theme for this year International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is “Better Knowledge for Better Care”. So, having a better knowledge of the problem can help people cure, and give better care for the person in need. The day, 26 June, is observed all around the world as International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The date was chosen to remember Lin Zexu’s dismantling of the opium trade in Humen, Guangdong before the First Opium War in China. UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) released the World Drug Report 2017, stating that about a quarter of a billion people used drugs at least once in 2015. According to the UNODC, 200 million people are using illicit drugs and thus, UNODC has been launching campaigns to raise awareness about drug control. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, there were 3,647 such suicide cases in India in 2014, of which Maharashtra reported the highest, at 1,372. This was followed by Tami...
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