Guwahati, May 7 -- Emphasising the efficacy of harm reduction policies and initiatives in saving the lives of drug addicts all over the world, a drug users' welfare body of Manipur urged the state health authorities to mull over and strengthen aspects towards the matter on the occasion of the "International Harm Reduction Day"on Tuesday.

Thedrug users' welfare body,Manipur Users Collective (MUC), in a statement, drew the attention of the government to the usefulness of syringe exchange programmes in reducing the harm related to drugabuse by injecting and the urgent need for studies to assess its impact on the drug addicts.

As per research, Manipur has nearly one lakh drug addicts, which includes around 50,000 Injecting Drug Users (IDUs)...