Barnala/Bathinda, March 8 -- The state government is all set to form 15-member narcotics anonymous support groups in all villages to deal with the growing drug menace.

Each committee will be headed by a woman panchayat member and have an ASHA worker as the member secretary.

Health minister Dr Balbir Singh, during a visit to a de-addiction and rehabilitation centre in Barnala, said the government has adopted a two-pronged strategy - on one hand, it is snapping the drug trade nexus and on the other, it is focussing on curbing drug use among people.

In a meeting with officials in Bathinda, the minister said that police alone cannot win a battle against the drugs and laid an emphasis on the role of families and society to fight against the...