The misuse of habit-forming medicines is raising concern in Hyderabad and other urban areas of Telangana. While enforcement agencies target illegal sales at medical shops, experts stress the need to expand rehabilitation services and address the psychological pressures underlying substance misuse
Mizoram currently has 48 centres and homes providing care and rehabilitation to 5,224 people affected by drug addiction, officials said. The state has provided Rs 42 lakh in assistance this year, while its Hulhliap detoxification centre has treated 2,255 people
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said the state is intensifying its fight against drug addiction and trafficking, similar to its campaign against Naxalism. He said MP Police are targeting narcotics syndicates as part of efforts to make India drug-free by 2029
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said hostile nations are using the illegal drug trade as part of a terror agenda to weaken India by targeting its youth. Launching a nationwide anti-drug campaign, he urged young people to reject addiction and support a drug-free India
The Indian Psychiatric Society has decided to urged the Centre to include a structured, age-appropriate chapter on substance abuse in Classes IX–XII, citing a worrying rise in early drug use among adolescents
More than 900 individuals have completed drug rehabilitation programs in Afghanistan’s western provinces and rejoined their families, officials said. The Taliban-led interim government has ramped up anti-narcotic operations, arresting traffickers and seizing large quantities of opium in recent raids.
Motilal Narsing Balaji Singh was arrested by the Prohibition and Excise Department on Friday on charges of selling hashish oil and dry marijuana in the IT Corridor
