Over 66L drug users in Punjab: Parliamentary panel report 6.97 lakh children hooked on drugs
According to the report, as many as 6.97 lakh children — aged 10-17 years — are hooked on drugs in Punjab Of these, 18,100 are consuming cocaine Around 3.43 lakh children are taking opioid drugs, including heroin
Over 66L drug users in Punjab: Parliamentary panel report 6.97 lakh children hooked on drugs
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment in its report titled “Drug abuse among young persons: Problems and solutions” has expressed shock over the fact that the menace of drug addiction has been spreading fast among adults, young adults and even children in India. The report was tabled in the Lok Sabha today.
Around 72,000 children are taking ‘inhalants’ in Punjab
The committee — in their report — said they were pained to see that opioids, sedatives and inhalants were widely prevalent among children aged 10-17 years. It was Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, NCT of Delhi, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal that were the worst affected states and the UTs. The situation among adults aged 18-75 years was equally bad in these states.
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