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General considerations : Some important aspects of the drug abuse epidemic are:
- Newer user populations & newer drugs of abuse, especially combinations of Amphetamine Type
- Substances (ATS) with other Stimulants and Depressants available on the streets
- Hidden user population especially among younger age group (<18 years)
- Limited understanding and therapeutic measures in the public sector
- Sizeable numbers of drug users
- Strong link between Injecting Drug Use (IDU) and HIV, Hepatitis B & C infection
- Widespread use due to weak law enforcement and regulatory controls
- Inadequate control over human trafficking and other related crimes
- Poor reporting and monitoring of the situation
- Cannabis- ganja, hashish,
- Opiates- Natural-Opium, Brown Sugar, Heroin & synthetic opoid compounds.
- Depressants/ Sedatives- Benzodiazepines.
- Amphetamine Type Stimulants- amphetamine, MDMA, Ketamine, other precursor chemicals .
- Cocaine
- Hallucinogens-LSD, PCP, Mescalin, Psilocybin, newer synthetic compounds.
- Volatile substances-solvents, aerosol, gases, nitrites.
