Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 03 2008:
All Manipur Anti Drugs Association (AMADA) organised a two-day sansitization seminar on November 23 and 24.The seminar was organised to give awareness to the masses on the medicines which can be misused as intoxicants.
The seminar brought out different recommendations on the topic that included to organise poster campaigns on the compositions and types of medicines which can be categorised in psychotropic drugs.
The seminar also recommended to impart knowledge to the retailers on selling and maintaining stock of the psychotropic substances in right manner.
It also recommended to run chemist shops only by the persons who are license holders having requisite degree.
The seminar recommended to impart knowledge with the help of Manipur State Legal Service Authority on the existing laws regarding to stop using of intoxicants.
The recommendation also included to conduct a survey to draw out the number of persons who are misusing psychotropic drugs in the State.