An insight into the role of dentists against the new epidemic of “Drug Abuse”

Drug abuse or more appropriately substance abuse has become a household term recently, all thanks to the colossal publicity given to a fresh Bollywood release “Udta Punjab.” The directors of the movie seem to have exaggerated the subject on whole unlike our society notions, whereby we underrate the prevalence, perils, and sequelae of this menace. The need of the hour states that we as dental health professionals should personally engage ourselves in taking up the responsibility against substance abuse at both clinical and social echelons.