A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan finalised a multi-pronged strategy to counter the drug menace.
Anti-drug enforcement, weaning addicts off drugs and creating social awareness would march in lockstep.
The government has roped in local bodies, residents’ associations and the student community to pre-empt the use and spread of drugs. The Health and Social Welfare departments would play an essential role in rehabilitating substance abusers.