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Bird’s Eye View of Addiction Problem in Pakistan

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  • Khezar Hayat
  • Muhammad Ejaz
  • Sumaira Umer

    (Department of Pharmacy administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xian Jiatong University, Xian, China
    Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
    Department of Pharmacy, Riphah University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    School of Pharmacy, Hajvery University, Lahore Pakistan)

Abstract

Addiction is a physical and psychological dependence of illicit drugs. Its burden is nearly 5.5 percent worldwide as per estimates of World Health Organization (WHO). Pakistan is a country of 193.2 million people and among them 8.9 million are drug users according to the United Nation. The drugs such as heroin and cannabis could be accessed easily in Pakistan and most of them come from Afghanistan which shares 75% of the world’s heroin. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is one of the provinces of Pakistan where 11% of the total population hooked on drugs mainly cannabis. The school based educational and awareness interventions could have long lasting impact to accomplish the dream of drug free Pakistan.

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  • Khezar Hayat & Muhammad Ejaz & Sumaira Umer, 2018. "Bird’s Eye View of Addiction Problem in Pakistan," Global Journal of Addiction & Rehabilitation Medicine, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 6(2), pages 22-23, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjarm:v:6:y:2018:i:2:p:22-23
    DOI: 10.19080/GJARM.2018.06.555681
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