Srinagar, May 9 -- Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday described drug addiction as a "human issue" and called for a collective solution beyond legal and political perspectives.

"If we only look at it from the perspective of law, I don't think there is a solution to it," Bukhari told news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS).

He advised the government not to view the matter through a political lens, stressing the need for concerted efforts to address the long-pending demand. Priority should be given to reducing the health impact of substance abuse, he added.

"Slowly, slowly, we will find a solution to how to move this forward," Altaf Bukhari said.

Responding to a question about people losing homes during the drug-...