In connection with his ongoing antidrug addiction and social reform drive Head of Muthida Majlis Ulema and chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed deep anguish over the increasing drug menace among the youth of Kashmir and sought cooperation from all people and agencies associated with the trade of sale and distribution of medicine and drugs in Kashmir.According to a statement issued Mirwaiz was addressing a gathering of people engaged in the trade of medicine as well as the members of different chemist and druggist Associations. He stressed that in order to curb drug addiction it was necessary to curtail the easy access to drugs and medicines used for this purpose and completely do away with the practice of selling drugs without prescription.
Mirwaiz also expressed his dismay that the serious issue of sale of spurious and substandard drugs, ever on increase in the valley, was not paid any heed to by the government nor did the Govt. have any effective drug control policy in this regard. He said continuous reports in media about the sale and consumption of fake and substandard drugs specially in Govt. run hospitals was a matter of great concern.Addressing the gathering, Mirwaiz said that our young generation was getting entrapped in drug addiction, drinking, gambling and other immoral activities and it was the duty of all sections of the society including persons associated with drug trade to understand their responsibility and duty towards the society. He said that these days’ complaints about the supply of fake drugs, the nexus between doctors and medical representatives , providing drugs without proper prescription and unnecessary clinical tests at the behest of unscrupulous doctors have become common practice and in such circumstances the cooperation of people engaged with medical profession and supply of medicines was very essential to stop this trend.
On this occasion members associated with the medical trade assured Mirwaiz of their fullest Cooperation and gave valuable suggestions. Disclosing that a number of government and other agencies were involved in the racket of fake drug supply, they said that there was no effective drug control system to check all this and a number of.irregularities were going on in many Hospitals of the state. The participants included Mr. Fayaz Ahmad of JKCDA, Dilnawaz of JKCDA/SCDA, Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Dar of JK Doctors /Association, Mr. Umar Iqbal Dhar of Private Diagnostic Centre Association, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Shigan of Advisor Pvt. KPDC, Mr. K. M. Altaf Sheikh of Sheikh Pharmacy, Mr. Altaf Ahmad Khan of Eff Traders, Mr. Aftab Ahmad of M/s Kings Traders, Mr. Mir Abdul Majeed of Haya diagnostic Center, Mr. Raour Ahmad Rangrez Sec. of KPDCA, General Sec. KMRA Mr. Sajad Ahmad, Member KMRA Mr. Sadiq Ahmad Badoo, Treasurer KMRA Mr. Sarfaraz Ahmad Bhat, Member of Ambitious Med. Agency, Mr. Javed Ahmad and Arshad Ahmad of Yatoo Pharmacy, Mr. Syed Parvez President SCDA, Mr. Fayaz Ahmad Khan of Hadiqa Enterprises, Mr. Wasim Ahmad Dar of KMRA, Convener JKCDA Mr. Abdul Ahad Bhat, Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad of SCDA, Mr. Sheikh Abdul Rashid of JKCDA, Mr. Shakeel Ahmad of JKMSRA Manzoor-ul-Haq, Mr. Fayaz Ahmad Azad, Mr. Raouf Ahmad Rangrez, Mr. Mushtaq Pakhta, Mr. Ajaz Ahmad Kachroo, Mr. Sajad Ahmad, Dr. Sajid, Dr. Umar, Mr. Altaf Ahmad Khan, Mr. Sheikh Abdul Rashid and Mr. Javed Ahmad Mattoo among others. Concluding the meeting,Mirwaiz said that the campaign against the social evil will continue and with the help and active cooperation of all sections of society will inshallah yeild results.