Rautahat Police Launch Drug Control and Rehabilitation Campaign

Rautahat. Police have launched a 'Drug Control and Addict Search and Rehabilitation Campaign' in Rautahat. Due to the increasing use and trade of drugs among the youth in Rautahat in recent times, the police have launched the 'Drug Control and Addict Search and Rehabilitation Campaign'.

Police have become active in controlling the increase in drug users and distributors in the Nepal-India border area and various parts of the northern region of the district, Chandranigahapur.

According to Superintendent of Police Sitaram Rizal of the District Police Office Rautahat, cases related to drug trafficking have been filed against 26 people in the current fiscal year 2082/83. Superintendent of Police Rizal informed that the police have brought 63 people under the legal framework after arresting them.

According to him, realizing that controlling drug abuse cannot be limited to just arrests and actions, the 'Drug Control and Addict Search and Rehabilitation Campaign' has been started in the district from Friday.

Police data shows that drug trafficking through the border areas and its use among youth is increasing in Rautahat. SP Rizal stated that teenagers and young people are being attracted to drug addiction mainly due to unemployment, weak family monitoring, easy cross-border movement, and peer influence.

SP Rizal said that drug addiction should be understood not just as a legal issue but as a complex problem linked to social, family, and health aspects. He stated that the problem cannot be solved by merely arresting individuals, and therefore, search, treatment, and rehabilitation must be advanced simultaneously, according to the Rautahat Police Chief Rizal.

He also informed that under the campaign, drug users will be identified by visiting all local levels of the district, data will be collected, counseling services will be provided, awareness programs will be conducted, and coordination will be done with relevant bodies for treatment and rehabilitation if necessary.

According to the police, cooperation will be sought from parents, teachers, representatives, health institutions, and social organizations. A strategy has been devised to reintegrate identified individuals into society not as criminals but as individuals needing rehabilitation.

It has been found that the number of HIV AIDS infected people in Rautahat has also increased due to drug addiction. According to the latest data, the number of HIV AIDS infected people in Rautahat is 540, and 425 people are taking medication, informed Rajesh Singh, Chief of the Health Office Rautahat.