DRUG DE-ADDICTION AND REHABILITATION CENTERS FOR DRUG ADDICTS IN MANIPUR

Drug addiction is one of the phenomenons of human pollution in society, which is an alarming situation in the state of Manipur. Not only the young boys and girls, many matured and distinguish persons of social status groups in the adult members of the society had also been found addicted day by day. Due to drug addiction and alcoholism, many precious life

of the young and adult have been killed during last three decades and also the victims of HIV/AIDS have increasing in an alarming rate in the state. Many wives, children and persons have been becoming living death. For controlling these situations many social activists, social reformers and ONGs have made various attempts to eradicate the problems. They

also establish many de-addiction centers for drug addition in the state under the funding of central government. Here, the investigator tried to find out strong and weak points of the different de-addiction centers that how far these centers tried to normalize the lives of addicted persons. And it also tried to find out some of the remedial measures to improve the functions of the said centers for the welfare of the state as well as nation.

K. Manitombi Devi 

Research Scholar 

Department of Education, CMJ University, Meghalaya