Drug users detained in Imphal West
IFP Bureau1 Jul 2022
The drug users were caught by volunteers of Nagamapal Nachal and Echel Club at around 2 pm while conducting a drive against drugs in the area.
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Demand to punish culprits behind inmate’s death
IFP Bureau4 Jun 2022
Rights groups demanded formulation of stringent standard operating guidelines for de-addiction centres following the death of an inmate at a de-addiction centre in Bishnupur district, Manipur..
Drugs seized, two arrested
IFP Bureau22 May 2022
One soap case containing heroin powder and 83 vials containing heroin powder, a total weight of 44 grams; 30 N-10 tablets; 38 SP capsule; five mobile phones; cash of Rs 3,050 were seized.
No room for drug users in police: Manipur chief minister
IFP Bureau20 May 2022
Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that the two police personnel found involved in drug case will be terminated.
Manipur sees decline in HIV prevalence among female injecting drug users
Phurailatpam Keny Devi13 Mar 2022
Manipur, which has been reporting high prevalence of HIV/AIDS mostly among IDUs, has been witnessing a declining trend in HIV prevalence among FIDUs in recent years.
Covid effect on mental health
IFP Bureau2 Dec 2021
IFP Editorial: As Manipur has been grappling with the problem of high substance abuse, 23 per cent of the total population are suffering from mental disorders due to drug addiction. Now even more alarming is the impact of the pandemic on mental health of the general population. Experts are expecting a five-fold increase in mental health cases in the coming days.
Private de-addiction centres demand state-specific guidelines for non-funded centres in Manipur
IFP Bureau10 Nov 2021
The need for a state specific guidelines for private drug rehabilitation centres has been a long standing demand, said a representative of a private rehabilitation centre, Sagolsem Herojit.
Illegal rehab centres and human rights abuse
IFP Bureau4 Nov 2021
IFP Editorial: The mission for bringing back the drug addicts into the mainstream must be followed and the rule-book or the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) established by the state authorities for operation and running of such rehab centres must be put into practice.
Women and Substance Abuse: The growing devastating trend
Dr Janet Konthoujam27 Jun 2021
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2021 observation by IPS, Manipur state branch
'Drug users are to be empathised like any other patient'
IFP Bureau20 Jul 2021
CoNE, Manipur president Nalinikanta Rajkumar expressed his concern that drugs are easily available and at cheaper rates, leading to exponential increase in the number of drug users.
CoNE urges against criminalisation of drug users in Manipur
IFP Bureau19 Jul 2021
CoNE president stressed on the need of providing medical attention instead of criminalising drug users in Manipur.
Webinar on criminalisation of drug users held
IFP Bureau22 Jun 2021
The event was organised by District Legal Services Authority (DSLA), Imphal West in collaboration with Community Network for Empowerment (CoNE) under the aegis of Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA).
Lamjing Meira Rehab Centre to abstain from clients enrolment for a month
IFP Bureau22 Jun 2021
The decision to this effect was arrived at during a discussion cum consultation meeting convened at the premises of Lamjing Meira, SUDTC, Kakching following complaints of irregularities and malpractices perpetrated by the centre in the name of rehabilitating drug users of Manipur.
COVID-19 positive drug user goes missing from COVID care centre in Imphal West
IFP Bureau25 May 2021
The patient, a drug user who tested positive for Coronavirus during a mass COVID-19 testing camp for drug users in Imphal, was found missing on Tuesday.
Mass COVID-19 testing for street-based drug users held in Imphal
IFP Bureau24 May 2021
IFP IMPACT: Around 50 drug users were targeted to be tested for COVID-19. However, only 29 men and four women turned up for the camp.
Time to stop rampant arbitrary pick-up for admission in private de-addiction centres
Phurailatpam Keny Devi22 Mar 2021
In Manipur, the trend of forceful admission of a person to private de-addiction centres, citing addiction to drugs, by picking them up arbitrarily has become a new normal nowadays.
Ukhrul OST centres reel under shortage of drugs, lack of manpower
Phurailatpam Keny Devi20 Mar 2021
As the OST centres in Ukhrul district of Manipur face acute shortage of therapy medicines, patients often have to compromise on prescribed doses of the medicine.
Free detoxification camp in connection with Yaoshang festival in Imphal
IFP Bureau19 Mar 2021
Three civil bodies of Manipur have decided to host a 15-day-long free detoxification camp at Spiritual Harbour, Sekmai Nongthonban, Imphal West from March 26.
'Government alone cannot fight drugs, community participation needed to fight drugs menace'
IFP Bureau6 Feb 2021
The Social Welfare department on Saturday started providing training on counseling and resource mobilisation on combating psychoactive substance abuse under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.
Inclusion of drug use prevention in school syllabus can minimise new users: MSF
IFP Bureau19 Jan 2021
The Manipur Students Federation claimed that majority of new drug users in the state are between the age group of 13 to 18.
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