Important Days

World Drug Day 2022: 26 June

Published on 27 Jun 2022

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  • The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day, is marked on 26 June every year to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving a world free of drug abuse.
  • Drug use continues to be a major problem in the world. 
  • Its harmful effects are not unknown to the world.
  • This year the theme is “Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises”.
  • On December 7, 1987, the the United Nations General Assembly decided to observe June 26 as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Source: SarkariPariksha