Substance abuse in Punjab on the India-Pakistan border: reflections from anthropology

In spite of India’s strict prohibition rules on the use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, very few steps have been taken in terms of drug control laws in accordance with the laid out policies. Examining the myopic development scenario in contemporary Punjab State, India, known for its e...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Patnaik, Soumendra Mohan 1963- (Author) ; Sehra, Loveena (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Acta criminologica
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-22
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:

MARC

LEADER 00000caa a22000002 4500
001 174419386X
003 DE-627
005 20230428055556.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 210107s2017 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
035 |a (DE-627)174419386X 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP174419386X 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
100 1 |a Patnaik, Soumendra Mohan  |d 1963-  |e VerfasserIn  |0 (DE-588)1146201478  |0 (DE-627)1007753021  |0 (DE-576)181367211  |4 aut 
109 |a Patnaik, Soumendra Mohan 1963-  |a Patnaik, S. M. 1963- 
245 1 0 |a Substance abuse in Punjab on the India-Pakistan border  |b reflections from anthropology 
264 1 |c 2017 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a In spite of India’s strict prohibition rules on the use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, very few steps have been taken in terms of drug control laws in accordance with the laid out policies. Examining the myopic development scenario in contemporary Punjab State, India, known for its erstwhile success in green and white revolution, this article argues that the state of Punjab, India has witnessed the rampant emergence of substance abuse due to certain structural conditions such as unemployment, poverty and absence of role models available to the youth. It is imperative to understand the consequences of substance abuse on the wellbeing of an individual, institutions of family and the community at large. The location of Punjab on the India-Pakistan border has increased its vulnerability in terms of drug trafficking by putting India on the global drug network as a transit hub with its epicentre at Punjab. The porosity of the India-Pakistan border has further aggravated the drug trafficking and substance abuse thereby negatively impacting on the social fabric of societies along this border, as well as affecting national security. 
700 1 |a Sehra, Loveena  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Acta criminologica  |d Centurion : Sabinet, 1988  |g 30(2017), 1, Seite 1-22  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)369553802  |w (DE-600)2119109-8  |w (DE-576)306600269  |x 1012-8093  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:30  |g year:2017  |g number:1  |g pages:1-22 
856 4 0 |u https://journals.co.za/content/journal/10520/EJC-89eee16ac  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 3831630410 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 174419386X 
LOK |0 005 20210107145638 
LOK |0 008 210107||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-21-110  |c DE-627  |d DE-21-110 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 689   |a s  |a Drug abuse 
LOK |0 689   |a s  |a Drug traffickings 
LOK |0 689   |a s  |a Narcotic drugs 
LOK |0 689   |a s  |a Psychotropic substances and Social determinants 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-21-110 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a krub  |a krzo 
OAS |a 1  |b inherited from superior work 
ORI |a SA-MARC-krimdoka001.raw