Srinagar, July 31 -- Beneath the serene peaks of Jammu and Kashmir, a silent plague is ravaging our land. The scourge of drug addiction, fuelled by a relentless tide of narcotics, is stealing the dreams of our youth and fraying the bonds of our society. In recent years, authorities have seized massive quantities of drugs-heroin, cannabis, and psychotropic substances-while J&K grapples with a 1500% surge in substance abuse over the past three years. This crisis is no longer a whisper; it is a roar that demands our collective action. The numbers are staggering. Nearly one in twelve people in J&K, including thousands of children as young as 10, are ensnared by addiction. Heroin, the deadliest of predators, has gripped the Kashmir Valley, wit...
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