If you agree with our recommendations,
please send the same
before the 16 November 2020
to: https://criminallawreforms.in/open-consultation/
ABOUT US
Alliance to Protect Drug Users (APDU) is committed to promote a progressive understanding of drug addiction and campaign for the care, protection, and rights of drug users/addicts. It envisions a society where drug policies are not based on prejudice or moral biases but are grounded in scientific spirit, compassion, health, and human rights. APDU presently focusses on strengthening drug affected communities in India and initiating conversations with policymakers, media, and the public.
THE IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES
Decriminalize all Drug Consumption​
in India
Abolish the death penalty from the NDPS Act, 1985
Remove
mandatory minimum sentence for people involved in the drug trade at low-level
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Redirect state funds on treatment and care rather than punishment and incarceration​
Define addiction as an illness in the NDPS Act, 1985 and the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
Define and further distinguish between drug user, addict, peddler in the NDPS Act, 1985
Drug addicts to be treated equally before the law as any other physically or mentally ill patient
Include government and private health insurance cover for drug de-addiction and rehabilitation
Formalise the unregulated rehabilitation industry and encourage its complete inclusion in the healthcare sector
Special de-addiction and rehabilitation centres for juveniles, women, and the LGBTIQ+ community
Allocate national funds for a model rehabilitation centre based on Minnesota/KRIPA model
Public awareness campaigns to de-stigmatise drug use/addiction in society and move beyond stereotypes and unjust, zero-tolerance policies
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