The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a worldwide event observed on the 26th of June every year for the past 34 years, marking the awareness of illicit drugs and the major problem they bring to society.
During this day, various local and global communities gather, which not only boosts their morale by reinforcing the past achievements against illicit drug trafficking but also promotes the direct and indirect negative impact of illicit drug usage.
Drug users are hurt in two ways:
Although there are crores of people who suffer from drug-use disorders all over the world, less than one-fifth of them attend any kind of drug rehabilitation or treatment. This indicates the much-needed event necessary to make people understand the ill effects of drug abuse.
This year 2023, the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking theme is “People first: stop stigma and discrimination, strengthen prevention”, emphasising the importance of removing obstacles without any discrimination towards drug abusers, thus providing the necessary help to ensure their physical and mental health.
The theme calls for all the volunteers, doctors and healthcare personnel to treat the patients with respect and empathy; deliver evidence-based, voluntary services to every drug abuser without any discrimination or stigma; provide alternatives to punishment; prioritise prevention; and lead with compassion.
Year by year, the previous themes for International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking are:
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day, is a day to share evidence-based data, research findings, and life-saving facts and to praise the solidarity of the people.
To this day, The United Nations urges everyone to take active participation and a strong stance against unreliable sources and misinformation; while obligating to share only the real scientific information on drugs and save lives.
Every year the 26th of June was observed as “International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking” after the United Nations 93rd plenary meeting held on the 7th of December 1987, by recalling its resolution 40/122 done on the 13th of December 1985. This day honours Lin Zexu's eradication of the opium trade in Guangdong, China.
On 26 June 1989, the United Nations observed the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which was inspired by Lin Zexu's efforts to combat the drug abuse trap.
International day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking is also called World Drug Day.
Governments and organisations simultaneously formulated programmes and a list of multidisciplinary recommendations containing practical steps that can help fight drug abuse and illegal drug trafficking dynamically.
World Drug Report 2022 furnishes an in-depth analysis and detailed report of the global drug market and the intricate connections between drugs and the environment within the bigger picture of climate change and environmental sustainability.
While 40% of global drug use disorders arise from taking marijuana (Cannabis sativa), 77% and 38% of drug-related deaths and drug-related treatment, respectively, are from taking opioids alone.
As per the report, India faces the following drug abuse-related issues:
Providing enough resources to increase the accessibility of evidence-based treatment and supporting voluntary services along with drug enforcement can help eradicate the spread of drug abuse.
Integration of psychosocial, pharmacological, healthcare, and social support services into drug enforcement can better protect the health of drug abusers in rehabilitation and people with drug use disorders, thus, promoting their recovery.
World Drug Report 2021 furnishes an in-depth analysis and detailed report of global drug market, potential impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the world drug problems.
As per the UNODC – “There is 22 percentage increase in usage of drug between year 2010-2019, keeping in the view of population growth.
According to the latest global estimates, about 5.5 per cent of the population aged between 15 and 64 years have used drugs at least once in the past year, while 36.3 million people, or 13 per cent of the total number of persons who use drugs, suffer from drug use disorders.
Globally, over 11 million people are estimated to inject drugs, half of whom are living with Hepatitis C. Opioids continue to account for the largest burden of disease attributed to drug use. COVID-19 has triggered innovation and adaptation in drug prevention and treatment services through more flexible models through telemedicine services.
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