Punjab Drug Problem

Days after a video of a young man allegedly under the influence of illegal drugs in Punjab's Amritsar went viral on social media, another video of a young man in a stupor as he just stood on the road, has emerged from the Sikh holy city.

A woman in Amritsar has kept her daughter chained at home to keep her from taking drugs, as the Punjab government struggles to curb drug abuse in the state.

Drugs are a national problem, the Second Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of the northern states on Thursday agreed and decided to set up a joint working group, involving officials of the Health and Social Justice Departments of all states, to share experiences and best practices in their respective campaigns against the drug problem.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday informed Chief Minister Amarinder Singh that the central government was formulating a detailed strategy to tackle the problem of drugs in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced the setting up of an advisory board to enable detention of drug smugglers for a year without trial.

Accepting a challenge thrown by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Aman Arora, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said he was willing to undergo a dope test.

Faced with criticism from several quarters over alleged spate of deaths due to drug overdose in the state, Punjab cabinet today decided to recommend to the Centre death penalty for drug peddlers and smugglers.

The problem of drug menace in Punjab came under the scanner of the Rajya Sabha today with members raising questions over the "alarming" number of such cases. Congress demanded a CBI probe into allegations against ministers of the ruling SAD-BJP combine in the state.

The problem of drug menace in Punjab came under the scanner of Rajya Sabha today with members raising questions over the "alarming" number of such cases, with Congress demanding CBI probe into allegations against ministers of the ruling SAD-BJP combine in the state.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his mother after she refused to give him money to buy drugs, police said.

Slamming the opposition for "defaming" hard working Punjabis by labelling them as "drug addicts", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday claimed the magnitude of the drug problem in the state was "much less than in many other states of the country".

Slamming the opposition for "defaming" hard working Punjabis by labelling them as "drug addicts", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today claimed the magnitude of the drug problem in the state was "much less than in many other states of the country".

Nearly 600 injecting drug users visit the Tarn Taran civil hospital in Punjab every day for Opioid replacement therapy (ORT), a harm reduction strategy which helps clients keep off injecting drugs, reducing risk of blood borne diseases like HIV and Hepatitis B. The doses of crushed buprenorphine are supervised as clients could divert the tablets an...

Punjab's crackdown on drug supply in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts have had little impact on the real kingpins of the business, people who have fallen prey to the habit say.

There are tell tale signs that injecting drug use has crept into cities and villages of Uttar Pradesh.

Days after a video of a young man allegedly under the influence of illegal drugs in Punjab's Amritsar went viral on social media, another video of a young man in a stupor as he just stood on the road, has emerged from the Sikh holy city.

A woman in Amritsar has kept her daughter chained at home to keep her from taking drugs, as the Punjab government struggles to curb drug abuse in the state.

Drugs are a national problem, the Second Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of the northern states on Thursday agreed and decided to set up a joint working group, involving officials of the Health and Social Justice Departments of all states, to share experiences and best practices in their respective campaigns against the drug problem.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday informed Chief Minister Amarinder Singh that the central government was formulating a detailed strategy to tackle the problem of drugs in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced the setting up of an advisory board to enable detention of drug smugglers for a year without trial.

Accepting a challenge thrown by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Aman Arora, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said he was willing to undergo a dope test.

Faced with criticism from several quarters over alleged spate of deaths due to drug overdose in the state, Punjab cabinet today decided to recommend to the Centre death penalty for drug peddlers and smugglers.

The problem of drug menace in Punjab came under the scanner of the Rajya Sabha today with members raising questions over the "alarming" number of such cases. Congress demanded a CBI probe into allegations against ministers of the ruling SAD-BJP combine in the state.

The problem of drug menace in Punjab came under the scanner of Rajya Sabha today with members raising questions over the "alarming" number of such cases, with Congress demanding CBI probe into allegations against ministers of the ruling SAD-BJP combine in the state.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his mother after she refused to give him money to buy drugs, police said.

Slamming the opposition for "defaming" hard working Punjabis by labelling them as "drug addicts", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday claimed the magnitude of the drug problem in the state was "much less than in many other states of the country".

Slamming the opposition for "defaming" hard working Punjabis by labelling them as "drug addicts", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today claimed the magnitude of the drug problem in the state was "much less than in many other states of the country".

Nearly 600 injecting drug users visit the Tarn Taran civil hospital in Punjab every day for Opioid replacement therapy (ORT), a harm reduction strategy which helps clients keep off injecting drugs, reducing risk of blood borne diseases like HIV and Hepatitis B. The doses of crushed buprenorphine are supervised as clients could divert the tablets an...

Punjab's crackdown on drug supply in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts have had little impact on the real kingpins of the business, people who have fallen prey to the habit say.

There are tell tale signs that injecting drug use has crept into cities and villages of Uttar Pradesh.