‘Treat users with small quantity of drugs as victims, not culprits’

The social justice and empowerment ministry has suggested that the existing definition of the word ‘addict’ may be removed and instead such a person be referred to as a ‘user’ and ‘substance dependent’, in an effort to improve the NDPS Act.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/treat-users-with-small-quantity-of-drugs-as-victims-not-culprits/articleshow/87244725.cms