Srinagar, March 6 -- Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, while terming drug abuse as an issue of grave concern, said there is a dire need to work collectively for eradication of this societal menace plaguing Jammu and Kashmir.
The Minister said this while replying to a starred question raised by MLA, Mubarak Gul, in the Legislative Assembly here today.
While giving details regarding the treatment and rehabilitation facilities, the Minister said that 11 Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) are functional in the Kashmir division and 9 ATFs in the Jammu division. She further informed that OPD services are functional in all 20 districts while IPD services are available in all 9 GMCs, caterin...