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Title: ADDICTION ECONOMICS: TRACING THE MARKET GROWTH FOR DRUG RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION SERVICES IN INDIA
Authors: Vedant Relia
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Vedant Relia The Shri Ram School, Aravali
MLA 8 Relia, Vedant. "ADDICTION ECONOMICS: TRACING THE MARKET GROWTH FOR DRUG RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION SERVICES IN INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 3, Mar. 2020, pp. 829-835, ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=58. Accessed Mar. 2020. APA Relia, V. (2020, March). ADDICTION ECONOMICS: TRACING THE MARKET GROWTH FOR DRUG RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION SERVICES IN INDIA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(3), 829-835. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=58 Chicago Relia, Vedant. "ADDICTION ECONOMICS: TRACING THE MARKET GROWTH FOR DRUG RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION SERVICES IN INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 3 (March 2020), 829-835. Accessed March, 2020. ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=58.
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Abstract: Alcohol, tobacco and drug addiction seems only to be an ever growing problem in India, among all parts of society alike, for various cultural and socio economic reasons. Given the issue, the government and non-governmental organizations have attempted to implement several programs ranging from prohibition of addictive products, criminalization, rehabilitation programs, taxation, and community based initiatives. In order to trace the market growth for such measures and rehabilitation services, it is crucial for policy makers to understand the economics of the market and the contributions that economics as a discipline can make to long term design of deaddiction programs. This paper will shed light on the current schemes implemented in India to tackle the issue, and shed light on the economics of the market for drugs. The paper will then evaluate the effectiveness of various measures such as taxation, and finally pose policy recommendations for moving such measures from a focus on prohibition to a focus on rehabilitation and tackling social stigmatization.

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