50,000 Heroin Users Among 70,000 Addicts In Valley, Govt Tells House
50,000 Heroin Users Among 70,000 Addicts In Valley, Govt Tells House is drawing significant interest across the industry.
JAMMU, Feb 19: The Government on Thursday informed the legeslative assembly that around 70,000 persons, mostly youth, are involved in substance use in Kashmir, out of which nearly 50,000 are heroin users, largely through the intravenous route. Replying to a Assembly question tabled by MLA Javid Riyaz, the Health & Medical Education Department, said Jammu & Kashmir, like many other regions of the country, is confronted with the menace of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, posing serious social and public […]
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