A critical study on the legislative act ‘The Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985’ and its impact on the modern day society with special reference to children who consumes it and violates their child rights to live in a healthy environment

Narcotic and psychotropic substances are the most deadly weapons that are crawling in our society as cancer. It is affecting the vulnerable section of the society and violating the basic human right i.e the right to live in a healthy environment. The most affected group are children above 12 years when they have the ability of understanding maturely. The paper will reflect on the child rights where children are affected by consuming it where their parents lacks to take care of their children and the children feel themselves as neglected and commit crimes where the law considers them as juveniles. If we look at the definition from the medical point of view, psychotropics designate chemical substances that act upon the mind, that is on the conscious or unconscious mental life of an individual. Narcotics include substances that cause stupor, muscular relaxation and a reduction or elimination of sensitivity. Examples of psychotropic substances include alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, marijuana, and certain pain medicines. Many illegal drugs, such as heroin, LSD, cocaine, and amphetamines are also psychotropic substances.