Adolescents are adventurous, self confident and often do new things to show that they can. By and large, this is the age at which most addicts get initiated into drugs. Section 32B of the NDPS Act lists ‘the fact that the offence is committed in an educational institution or social service facility or in the immediate vicinity of such institution or facility or in other place to which school children and students resort for educational, sports and social activities’ as one of the aggravating factors which may be considered by the Court for imposing higher than the minimum penalty prescribed for the offence.
1. In order to tackle the problem of sale of drugs to school and college children:
a) Local police shall pay special attention to areas surrounding schools and colleges in their efforts to tackle drug peddlers.
b) Schools and colleges will be encouraged to look out for peddlers in their vicinity and report them to police.
c) Schools and colleges will be encouraged to conduct surveys (possibly anonymous) to assess the levels of drug addiction among their students, and if addicted students can be identified, to talk to their parents or wards to find medical help to cure their addiction.
d) The Central and State Education Authorities will be encouraged to include a mandatory and comprehensive chapter on drug abuse and illicit trafficking and its socio-economic cost to self, society and the country in the syllabus for 10+1 and 10+2 students.
e) Schools and colleges will be encouraged to constitute Anti-Drug Club to promote a drug free life among its members and also in the institution.
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