We live only once, many of us believe. And therefore some say let us eat, drink and be merry. Surely we must eat, drink and be merry now that we believe that we live only once, but must live like men and women, free from health hazards, free from unnecessary cares and worries.
Proper treatment of drug addiction depends upon the type of drug being used, age of the patient and the period for which he has been addicted. Generally, the younger patients can be treated more easily.
A Prohibition Enquiry Committee was formed in 1956 to examine this problem and suggest steps to control it. The recommendations of this committee were accepted in 1956 and a resolution was passed in Lok Sabha to make it a part of our Development Programme.