Children as a victim of drugs

Children as victim of drugs
Children,because of their tender age,are particularly prone to be swayed into addiction under unhealthy influences and to be used as an instrument in drug trafficking.
The amended law makes it mandatory for the states to set up juvenile justice boards and protection homes at district levels.
States are dragging their feet on implementation of the juvenile justice (care and protection)amendment Act,2006.

Introduction
Children who abuse drugs may have a greater risk of developing an addiction when they are adults.
It’s important to know the difference between drug abuse and addiction. Many teens experiment with drugs, but aren’t addicted.
Children abuse can have long-term cognitive and behavioral effects since the child brain is still developing.

Centres in India
Delhi:Samadhan foundation against drug addiction
Mumbai:sankalp rehabilitation centre
Bangalore:dahalia foundation
Kolkata :prayas de-addiction centre
Ahmedabad:alpha healing centre

Funding
A National Fund for the Control of Drug Abuse was established in May 1989. Rules for its administration were notified almost twenty years later, in 2006. The fund can receive contributions from the central government, individual donors and proceeds from the sale of property forfeited from drug trafficking. Applications are screened by a governing body, which comprises a senior officer and other members appointed by the government.60 NGOs and government departments are eligible to make requests for grants for drug control activities including treatment. Preventive education and awareness on the ‘ills’ of drug dependence have been prioritized for funding.

Current legal framework
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
NDPS Amendments, 1989
NDPS Amendments, 2001
NDPS Amendments, 2014

Legal acts