The rising misuse of narcotics and psychoactive substances is a global phenomenon and India is not exception to this phenomenon. The younger generation is particularly affected by the rising instances of drug addictions. Earlier it was considered as a behavioral problem and seen with the lens of criminality and security. With changing times and development of new techniques of study in social sciences, it is now being seen as a social issue.
Drug addiction and abuse negatively affects individual, the family and also the society. It also has Economic Repercussions due to decline in productivity, increased health expenditure, rising mortality, as ....
