Jammu, Oct. 25 -- A chilling wave of drug addiction is sweeping through Jammu & Kashmir, transforming a once-hidden crisis into a full-blown societal emergency that threatens to tear communities apart.
According to the alarming findings of the National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India (2022-23) by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, over 10% of J&K's 1.35 million population is ensnared by substance abuse, with thousands of adolescents falling prey to this growing menace. Behind these stark statistics lie heart-wrenching tales of shattered families, squandered dreams, and lives lost to silent suffering.
A senior officer shared this data on his social media post and cautioned society against this menace.
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