Launch of National Drug Use Survey Pakistan 2022-23

Dr. Jassim Taqui

DG Al-Bab Institute for Strategic Studies

Islamabad, October 25, 2022: Ministry of Narcotics Control, the Government of Pakistan, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) are launching the National Drug Use Survey Pakistan 2022-23, with the financial support of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).

 

In 2012 and 2013, UNODC in collaboration with the Ministry of Narcotics Control and other national stakeholders conducted a national survey on drug use to estimate the extent and patterns of drug use in Pakistan. The overall results of the survey revealed that approximately 6 percent of the population – 9 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.

 

Federal Minister for Narcotics Control, Honourable Nawabzada Shazain Bugti has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest of the launch of the survey. The launch will be co-chaired by Federal Secretary Ms. Humaira Ahmed and attended by counterparts, senior government officials, the international community, representatives of private-sector associations, development partners, Academia, Ambassadors, Diplomats, and colleagues from UN agencies.

 

You are cordially invited to do the coverage and attend the launch of National Drug Use Survey Pakistan 2022-23 on Wednesday, 26 October 2022, at 11:00 hrs at Marquee Hall, Marriott Hotel, Islamabad, followed by lunch.