DRUG ADDICTION IN INDIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Drug abuse may be perceived both as aberrant behavior and as a social problem where drug refers to any chemical substance which affects bodily function, mood, perception or consciousness which has potential for misuse and which may be harmful to the individual and society. The study is carried on by secondary sources of census and world drug reports. The study depicts the facts about the wider prevalence drug abuse. It focuses on the various causes and consequences implications in Indian context in particular and society across the globe in general. The problems of failure of the treatment are seen to be the major cause for the growing abusers. The problem of drug addiction has been an important one in this country for several decades and has proved to be a difficult one to handle from a theoretical as well as from a therapeutic standpoint