This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
Which of the following statements about the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances ACT (NDPS ) is true: 
Select and explain. 
A. Provides severe punishment for drug users and drug peddlers alike, B. Recommends treatment / rehabilitation of drug users and punishment for drug peddlers, C. Recommends treatment / rehabilitation of drug users and punishment for drug peddlers, D. Farmers growing opium are permitted to grow and consume unlimited amounts of opium
B: Recommends treatment / rehabilitation of drug users and punishment for drug peddlers
Answer: B: Recommends treatment / rehabilitation of drug users and punishment for drug peddlers 
Explanation: B i.e. Recommends treatment/ rehabilitation of drug users and punishment for drug peddlers Alcohol is not included in NDPS Act, which regulates and prohibits all activities (from cultivation to consumption) of narcotic drugs & psychotropic substances except for medicinal & scientific purpose. An amendment has diluted & made the punishment less severe for drug offendersQ. It provides identification, treatment & rehabilitation of drug addicts.