ISLAMABAD, Oct 25 (APP): The Ministry of Narcotics Control and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will launch the National Drug Use Survey Pakistan 2022-23 on Wednesday.
Back in 2012 and 2013, the UNODC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Narcotics Control and other national stakeholders, conducted a national survey to estimate the extent and patterns of drug use in Pakistan.
The overall results of the survey revealed that approximately six percent of the population – nine percent of the adult male population and 2.9 percent of the adult female population – equivalent to 6.7 million people – had used a substance other than alcohol and tobacco in the year preceding the survey.
Senior government officials, representatives of international community, private-sector associations, development partners, people from academia, ambassadors, diplomats, and colleagues from UN agencies will attend the event.
