The Supreme Court expressed concern over the illicit drug trade and substance abuse and said there was a need to rehabilitate the youngsters affected instead of demonising them.

Class 10 student who lives in a village ahead of the LoC fence in Mendhar sector of Poonch caught with 400 grams of "suspected heroin"

Delhi Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam today said various stakeholders need to work together to implement the city government's 'Suryodaya Scheme' to tackle drug abuse.

14-year-old Alpana (name changed) was part of an organised sex trafficking syndicate for a year before her mother found out

The Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment programme initiated by the Punjab government has treated more than 2.5 lakh drug addicts across the state

Taking note of the impact that media has on youngsters, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has decided to ban any songs and movies that promote violence or glorify drug intake

Due to various steps taken by the state government to contain the drug abuse problem in the state, over 42,000 people have been arrested and about 1,000 kilograms of heroin has been seized since 2017

To battle against drugs, the Government of Punjab started an initiative in August 2018 called Buddy Programme in which school teachers, government officials and parents act as buddies and help youngsters to live a healthy and drug free life

The medics warned that young people with a history of drug abuse were at particularly high risk of harming themselves in this way because many common household items can be used.

The issue of growing menace of drug abuse among children has come up again before the Supreme Court which asked the Centre to apprise it of steps taken to comply with its 2016 verdict that had directed measures including formulation of a national action plan to combat it.

New Delhi: Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court’s directions to the Central government on drug abuse among children, calling it a “landmark judgment”. “Trafficking and drug abuse, inherently linked to each other, are the most prevalent forms of organised crime in the world that violate the fundame...

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to complete a national survey and generate a database within six months about the drug abuse by children saying "protecting children from the widespread prevalence of substance abuse is one of the biggest policy challenges facing India". The apex court also directed the Union Government to formulate a comprehensive plan with...

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to put in place within six months a national action plan to curb the rising drugs and alcohol abuse cases among school children, observing they are encouraged to become "drug peddlers once they get addicted".

Bangalore drugs, substance abuse, Substance abuse among children, Karnataka Commission for Protection of Child Rights

Among the ADHD participants, nearly one-third developed some form of substance abuse problem over the follow-up period.