Sadia Hajji Ali Bakhsh
The highest number of intravenous drugs abusers among All provinces of Pakistan is panjab which include a high ration of poly drug abuse among addicts in Lahore using heroin and opium together. In Punjab people are using drugs which higher than the national average. Alcohol use in punjab 28.5 % while the national average is 14.6%for Cannabis, it is 12.5% and 2.8% for opioids, the usage in punjab is 9.7% vs National average of 2.1% over 3 million people amounting to around 15.4% of population in Punjab. The annual number of people who died to drug uses is estimated at 187100. According UNODC people between 15 to 65 ages are addicted by drugs. Thus , drugs are very dangerous for the health of people, the government should Band such illegal act.
