National scenario of drug delinquents in India: An overview Chowdhary Richa1, Kumar Rajat2 1Prof. Richa Chowdhary, Senior Faculty Department of Social Work, BRAC, University of Delhi 2Mr. Rajat Kumar, Research Scholar, JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur Online published on 21 August, 2023. Abstract The prevalence of substance abuse in fresher technology has been rumoredat alarming magnitudes in India. The primary factors contributing to the initiation of substance use are shifting cultural values, increasing financial pressures, and diminishing supportive bonds. (Drug Addiction and Crime, n.d.).Cannabis, heroin, and Indian-produced pharmaceutical drugs are India's most regularly abused drugs. Drug use, misuse, or abuse is also typically due to the nature of the drug abused, the personality of the person and the addict's instant surroundings. The methods of industrialization, urbanization and migration have brought about the loosening of the traditional methods of social control rendering an individual liable to the stresses and lines of current existence. Top Keywords Prevalent, Drug Delinquent, Cannabis, Social Control, Urbanization. Top |