<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday spoke against drug abuse and said the money used to buy drugs could be funding terrorist activities.<br /><br />"Sometimes I want to ask the youth who indulge in drugs that maybe you experience a different world when you take drugs. But have you ever asked where the money you buy your drugs with goes?" he said in his monthly radio address 'Man Ki Baat'.<br /><br />"Have you thought ... what if this money reaches terrorists and they buy arms using them? And using them, they kill our soldiers?<br /><br />"Have your ever thought that maybe the bullet that has hit a soldier was bought from some percentage of the money you paid to buy your drugs?" Modi said, urging the youth to reject drugs.<br /><br />"Have the courage to say 'no' (to drugs) and reject drugs. Tell your friends the same."<br />The prime minister said that drug abuse brings "darkness, destruction and devastation" and suggested measures, including a special helpline and a social media campaign, to tackle the menace.<br /><br />"I had said the last time that I was worried about the youth of the country. I am worried as some sons and daughters get stuck with drugs and the entire family is torn apart.<br />"It can destroy very good families. Drugs is something that can shatter anyone. "This is a psycho-social medical problem and cannot be solved only through medical means," he said.</p>.<p><br />The prime minister said many people had come out of this habit and urged celebrities and people connected with public life to create awareness.<br /><br />"We can try and have a movement #DrugFreeIndia."<br /><br />Modi urged parents to study the changes happening in their children and try to save them.</p>.<p><br />The prime minister said he shared his thoughts on drug abuse with police officers at a recent conference and asked them deliberate on the issue and think of a solution.<br /><br />"I also suggested that we should start a toll-free helpline so that parents from across the country ... can share their problems."<br /></p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday spoke against drug abuse and said the money used to buy drugs could be funding terrorist activities.<br /><br />"Sometimes I want to ask the youth who indulge in drugs that maybe you experience a different world when you take drugs. But have you ever asked where the money you buy your drugs with goes?" he said in his monthly radio address 'Man Ki Baat'.<br /><br />"Have you thought ... what if this money reaches terrorists and they buy arms using them? And using them, they kill our soldiers?<br /><br />"Have your ever thought that maybe the bullet that has hit a soldier was bought from some percentage of the money you paid to buy your drugs?" Modi said, urging the youth to reject drugs.<br /><br />"Have the courage to say 'no' (to drugs) and reject drugs. Tell your friends the same."<br />The prime minister said that drug abuse brings "darkness, destruction and devastation" and suggested measures, including a special helpline and a social media campaign, to tackle the menace.<br /><br />"I had said the last time that I was worried about the youth of the country. I am worried as some sons and daughters get stuck with drugs and the entire family is torn apart.<br />"It can destroy very good families. Drugs is something that can shatter anyone. "This is a psycho-social medical problem and cannot be solved only through medical means," he said.</p>.<p><br />The prime minister said many people had come out of this habit and urged celebrities and people connected with public life to create awareness.<br /><br />"We can try and have a movement #DrugFreeIndia."<br /><br />Modi urged parents to study the changes happening in their children and try to save them.</p>.<p><br />The prime minister said he shared his thoughts on drug abuse with police officers at a recent conference and asked them deliberate on the issue and think of a solution.<br /><br />"I also suggested that we should start a toll-free helpline so that parents from across the country ... can share their problems."<br /></p>