Narcotics: crime, terrorism and control by SP Kar
KW Publishers, N. Delhi. Pages: viii+296l price: Rs. 780’-
Although drug abuse has a hoary past it has become extremely convoluted, widespread and menacing today. Broadly the drugs-of-abuse can be divided into two categories, viz., narcotic and psychotropic. While the former are derived from natural substances like opium the latter are synthetic concoctions. Both types are consumed by people from all walks of life and some of these, called designer drugs, are popular among fashionable circles, especially sports stars, show-biz celebrities and rave party goers. Various studies have shown how drug abuse ruins individual lives, destroys families and debilitates societies. In fact countries have been known to ‘push’ drugs across international borders to destroy the youth of the countries considered hostile – the effect of such a phenomenon can be seen in Punjab, the northeastern states and metros like Mumbai and Delhi. Drug-trafficking goes hand in hand with gun running, thus giving birth to the menace of narco-terrorism which has assumed geo-political dimensions. Drug abuse in sports is well known. Whatever sport or its level of competition be illicit use of performance-enhancing drugs by sportspersons has become worrisome enough for IOC and other international sports bodies to initiate concerted campaigns against it.
The author, a retired IPS officer, has relied on personal observations as well as empirical data to come up with this thought provoking tome, which gives us an idea of the extent of drug menace in our country and what is being done to stem the rot.
THE TRIBUNE
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