From Tourist Attraction Center to the making of Drug Rehabilitation Center: An era of Drug Epidemic in Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

Drug addiction is a commonly and widely shared concern of the global community in contemporary realm. Unlike the conventional threats that were generally caused and curbed by the states as analyzed by classical theorists, modern issues and threats are generally non-conventional, mostly transnational and more devastating in nature, which makes a single nation-state insufficient and incapable to encounter with. To address these issues a consensus for global cooperation and global governance is developed among the nation-states that ultimately leads to belief in international organizations based on cooperation and collective actions. Drug addiction is one such non-conventional issue that seeks global cooperation and attention in order to launch a “global war on drugs." While the global governments and international community are working to curb this menace, the overall rate of addiction has increased, particularly because of the involvement of technology in the dispersal of drugs intra- and extra-border. This paper solely focuses on the issue of drug addiction and its causes with special reference to a particular region, i.e., Jammu and Kashmir. It aims to highlight the seriousness of the issue and to create awareness on the same both at home and abroad, so that the essence of the phrase “Think globally, Act locally” could be realized. It also sheds light on the governmental and civil societies' actions and policies to address the issue.