23% rise in addict registrations since Covid outbreak: What this means for Punjab’s war on drugs | Explained News,The Indian Express

23% rise in addict registrations since Covid outbreak: What this means for Punjab’s war on drugs | Explained News,The Indian Express

23% rise in addict registrations since Covid outbreak: What this means for Punjab’s war on drugs

JUNE 26, 2020 10:54:48 AM

There is a massive number of addicts making beelines to Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) centres due to drug supply lines getting choked when Punjab imposed a strict curfew and lockdown to fight Covid-19 pandemic.