 | Andhra Pradesh: Drive against drug abuse aims to cover 2 lakh studentsDrugs not only kill a person in the long run but they also divert the youth to crime. |
 | Drug users need counselling, not criminal punishmentThe criminalisation of drug use is supposed to protect the user from the harmful effects of drugs, but such an act can only harm the user. |
 | Woman tortured after she learnt about husband’s drug abuse in KeralaThe woman, a teacher, was slapped and kicked repeatedly and also forced to lick his feet |
 | Kudumbashree launches initiatives against drug abuseWebinars for 4,000 balasabhas will be held on July 10 and 11. |
 | Schools must teach perils of drug use: Kerala governor Arif Mohammed KhanSchools must teach the perils of drug use to arrest the increasing trend of substance abuse by youngtsers, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said here on the International Day Against Drug Abuse. |
| SEB organises drive against drug abuse in VisakhapatnamDuring the special drive, virtual awareness campaigns were organised for students regarding the ill effects of drugs. |
 | Addiction is not cool or style statement: PM Narendra Modi on International Day against Drug AbusePM Modi called for realising the vision of a drugs-free India, noting that they bring darkness, destruction and devastation. |
| '275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020', says UN reportAccording to the latest global estimates, about 5.5 per cent of the population aged between 15 and 64 years have used drugs at least once in the past year. |
 | Lockdown spikes drug, alcohol addictionIn Chennai alone, 45 people were nabbed trying to sneak in with alcohol and sell them at exorbitant price |
 | Complaint boxes to fight drug menace in Andhra Pradesh varsitiesThe police department conducted an awareness session on women’s safety and drug abuse at the Vignan University here on Monday. |
| Punjab looks to bring holistic act on drug abuseThe Comprehensive Action Against Drug Abuse Act (CADA) also covers treatment and prevention aspects for alcohol and tobacco abuse disorders. |
 | In a first, Punjab govt to bring in 'Comprehensive Action Against Drug Abuse Act'Drug treatment programs were earlier run through general nature rules made under the NDPS Act but this act provides a specific structure and a monitoring system. |
 | How cannabis in Himachal's hills is turning phirangs into localsThe snow-capped mountains and gushing brooks of Himachal seem straight out of a Tennyson poem but there’s a stark side to this seeming serenity: ever-increasing drug cultivation and abuse. |
 | Tollywood Movie Artists Association warns stars against drug abuseTwelve persons including foreign nationals have been arrested by the Telangana State Prohibition and Excise Department's state task force in the last 10 days for procurement and supply of drugs. |
 | Udta Punjaban: The other half of Punjab’s drug problemThe distaff side of the state’s ugly truth, the spread of the problem to women, has not been focused upon quite as much. |
