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She said the STF will be using the enforcement measures only against the drug traffickers. She said the drug problem in Punjab had grown over a period of the time and it was not something which has come to light recently. She said Punjab ranking third in the report was quite alarming.The National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) at AIIMS had recently submitted a report with the union ministry of social justice and empowerment on the national survey conducted across 36 states to ascertain the extent and pattern of substance use. PATIALA: Raising concern about the recently released report of the All India institute of medical sciences (AIIMS),Additional Director General (ADGP) of police Gurpreet Kaur Deo, said that the magnitude of substance use in the country was a cause of concern for Punjab. Deo is heading the special task force against drug abuse in the stateInteracting with media persons in Patiala on Tuesday, the ADGP said other than law enforcement, the state police was now also focusing on keeping a tab on drug users, the number of which according to the AIIMS report stands at over 4 lakh in Punjab..