A Study on Drug Abused Youth of North Kashmir Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir India

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to find out the drug abuse among the population of north Kashmir. In the present study 70 respondents were studied voluntary in various drug addiction centers across the north Kashmir. Respondents of the study were of different age groups, 40 (57%) respondents were of the age of 21 to 26. Were 20(28%) were of 17 to 20 followed by 10(14.1%) were between 27 to 31 years of age. It was founded that most of the drug abusers were addicts of nicotine 40(57%), polysubstance20 (28%) followed by alcohol 5 (7.1%) and other substance 5 (7.1%). Our study also revealed that most of the cases education was up to high school, 40 (57%). Understanding the drug abuses in population will be helpful for the societies, law enforcement agencies and various government organizations to work for the eradication of this evil from the root.