Drug addict spends Tk 50-500 a day
Discussion told
On an average, a drug addict in the country spends between Tk 50 and Tk 500 on drugs per day and the majority of them commit different types of crimes to earn the money, speaker said at a discussion yesterday.
“In most cases it is difficult to manage Tk 200 or 300 for those who earn less than ten thousand per month. So, the person becomes involved in crimes and encourages fellow addicts to join,†said Prof Dr Arup Ratan Chowdhury, founder president of MANAS and Member of National Drug Control Board.
The discussion was organised by MANAS at Jatiya Press Club in the capital.
"A recent survey of National Drug Control Board found that 91 percent Yaba addicts are youths from solvent families and they commit crimes when their parents stop supplying the extra money," he said.
Mohammad Iqbal, director general of Department of Narcotics Control (DNC), said Indian drug peddlers smuggle drugs worth Tk 347 core into Bangladesh every year, which is a great challenge to tackle.
He further said two lakh bottles of Phensedyl, most popular among addicts, enter the country every day.
Urging all to play an active role in curbing drug smuggling, Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir said government is trying to control drug smuggling from neighbouring countries.
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