87 yrs Lady fights drug menace in Punjab
posted on Jun 12, 2016 @ 6:39PM
The Udtha Punjab controversy has paved way to a lot of issues related to rampant drug abuse in Punjab coming to light. This time it is a news an 87 year old lady doctor who is fighting the drug menace in the state, in spite of her failing health. Dr Saroj Sanan was 66-year-old when she set up Red Cross Society De-addiction Centre in the heart of the city and rendered it her services for free till 2012, the year the centre was shut down for want of funds. Until four years ago, she was treating addicts; now, she is busy writing a book on how to take care of addicts and wants it to be available to the people for free.