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'Internet Pharmacies' Sell Drugs To Young Via Social
- Reuters, Thursday, March 1, 2012 3 AM
Illicit drugs and prescription medicines are being ordered online, reports the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), which monitors the implementation of U.N. drug control conventions.
INCB President Hamid Ghodse told a news conference in London this week that rogue pharmacists use social media like Facebook or YouTube chatrooms to engage young people.
The Vienna-based body called on governments to shut down illegal Internet drug activity and to seize substances smuggled via the postal system, adding that many of the medicines sold in this way were counterfeit.
"India was identified as the leading country of origin for these substances, accounting for 58% of the substances seized, while the United States, China and Poland were also identified as significant countries of origin."
