Identification of causes and effects of drug usage in Kuchchaveli DSD of Trincomalee District

Abstract

Drug trafficking is a mass level business operation in the contemporary world, irrespective of developed and developing countries. Drug usage has become a major threat to the global economy in terms of medical and welfare cost. In addition, this is a major factor which determines the ratio of birth and death. According to Ritchie and Roser, (2017); alcohol and drug usage are important risk factors for early death. Approximately, 11.4 million people die prematurely annually, because of this habit. Further, over 350,000 people in the world die per annum, due to alcohol and illicit drugs overdosing. Similarly, in Sri Lanka, the annual death record due to the usage of multiple drug varieties is a remarkable amount, with numbers recording 15,521 for tobacco, 6,150 for alcohol, and 748 for illicit drugs