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Activity 2.3
Form small groups. Collect essential information through interview-
ing seniors and specialists, visiting the library, and surfing the inter-
net.Study them and present the conclusion in the classroom.

2. 7 Legal Provision on Drug Abuse

Discuss in a group with the help of the following questions.

a. What may be the problems created by drug abuse?

b. What is the punishment for those people who are involved in
this activity?

Legally banned substances such as cannabis, opium, heroin, mor-
phine, cocaine are the drugs. World Health Organization (WHO) has
defined it as a substance that is not essential to be consumed for our
healthy body. It affects the functions of the central nervous system.
It brings change in the thoughts and feelings of a person. Different
physical, e111otional, mental and social problen1s appear in an indi-
vidual who is using drugs.

The production, use and trading of drugs are il-
legal activities and these activities are also crimi-
nal activities. Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033
(1976) has listed the narcotic drugs. The use or
export and import of these listed drugs are de-
fined as prohibited acts according to Narcotic
Drugs (Control) Act. It has also stated the pen-
alty provisions for those people who comn1it the
prohibited acts. According to this act, it is prohibited to cultivate,
produce, prepare, purchase, export or import, distribute, store, and
consume drugs. Punishment provisions in this act are listed here:

a. Anyone who consumes cannabis will be imprisoned forup to
one month or fined up to Rs. 2000.

b. Anyone who cultivates cannabis shall be punished with an im-
prisonment for a term up to three years or with a fine unto Rs.
25000.

26 Health, Physical ai1d Creillive arts, grade 8