Abstract
Punjab is in the grip of drug epidemic of gargantuan dimensions. Drug addiction has become a most endemic to Punjab. The worst affected areas are village’s jassipauwali and katarsingh of district Bathinda in Punjab. About, 5000 people in this village, 1000 are alcohol and other drug addicts. The most vulnerable population age is 15-35 yrs. This is the real thing school boys hooked on synthetic drugs. Young men who shoot up in hovels, streets littered with empty syringes, .The rich prefer heroine, while the poor make do with synthetic drugs. The study on youth was conducted using interview schedule method to collect data from respondents so that answer to the objectives can be found. The study results make some interesting revelations.
Key words:- Drug addiction, vulnerable population, epidemic, remedies.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v3i8.21
