Urine test for de-addiction drugs: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government will soon introduce urine tests every six months for dispensing de-addiction drugs to check their abuse, said chief minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday.
The chief minister disclosed this in response to a question during his weekly #AskCaptain Facebook Live session.
A Ludhiana youth had requested him to direct OOAT (out-patient opioidassisted treatment) clinics to give 10 days of medicine at a time, as per the past practice, since a lot of time is wasted every day in long queues to get the daily dose of medication.Due to the daily waiting time, he is getting late for his work every day, the youth said.
In response, Captain Amarinder said the government would soon introduce urine tests every six months to ensure that there is no diversion of the medicine.