"Illegal online pharmacies are using social media to attract young customers and sell them illicit drugs and medicines," says Hamid Ghodse, director of the International Narcotics Control Board (International Narcotics Control Board) in its annual report published Tuesday. The technology of social media considered can pay attention to visitors especially young people / teenagers, who certainly has some risks of drugs.
World Health Organisation has found that among 12,000 items, there are 5,500 number of illegal drugs from online pharmacies that can use unknown material. Hamid Ghodse also said on press conference in London that an illegal online pharmacy is using social media such as YouTube or Facebook to attract people to buy their products through chatrooms. Illegal online pharmacies often pretend to be legally sold, when in fact smuggling of illegal products to their customers. There are many fake drugs are sold, this is very dangerous.
"The illegal internet pharmacies are "smuggling their products to consumers, finding hosting space for their websites and convincing consumers that they are legitimate," said Hamid Ghodse again.
According to the Reuters, the International Narcotics Control Board urged the government to shut down illegal online pharmacy.
"India has been identified as the country where the materials of this illegal drug came from, which was calculated as 58% of the confiscated material, while the United States, China and Poland are also identified as a significant country of origin."
In its annual report, the International Narcotics Control Board also said that drug abuse and drug trafficking has become endemic in almost all the world. This is part of a vicious circle resulting in social problems such as violence, crime, corruption, unemployment, poverty, poor health and education.
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