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#InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuse #nodrugs India too is caught in this vicious circle of drug abuse, and the numbers of drug addicts are increasing day by day. It is estimated that about 850,000 Indians inject drugs, about 460,000 children and 1.8 million adults need help for inhalant dependence and 7.7 million Indians require help for opioid dependence. The prevalence of opioid use in India is three times the global average, as per the 2019 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) study. Cannabis, heroin, and Indian-produced pharmaceutical drugs are the most frequently abused drugs in India. Cannabis products, often called charas, bhang, or ganja, are abused throughout the country because it has attained some amount of religious sanctity. https://pharmeasy.in/blog/drug-abuse-in-india-the-fatal-problem/

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