About 90 per cent of the youth have become drug addicts due to bad company and among the addicts, maximum are addicted to liquor, smack and other intoxicants in Haryana.
These facts have come across in a survey conducted by Haryana Police in drug de-addiction centres operational in Hisar range of the State.
According to the survey, 50 per cent people admitted in drug de-addiction centres are addicted to drinking, 30 per cent to smack or cannabis and 20 per cent to other drugs. Many of them had decided to quit it themselves, either with the help of their parent and through other source of inspiration.
About reasons for drug addiction, about 90 per cent youth had said that it was due to bad company, the remaining 10 per cent termed other reasons like weak personality or curiosity towards drugs or personal interest.
It was also found in the survey that initially youngsters take sweet supari or plain masala which gradually pushed them towards taking gutka including tobacco, cigarettes, liquor and intoxicants.
Such facts have come across after the recent Haryana Police recruitment process, which remained in the limelight following the death of three youth, due to suspected overdose of performance enhancing drugs. All the three men were in their early 20s.
Police had also recovered drugs from recruitment venue and had arrested youth while taking drugs during the recruitment process in Kurukshetra.
With a view to put a check on supply chain of intoxicants being used in drugs, Haryana Police has begun de-addiction campaign, said a spokesman of Haryana Police.
He said following the directions of Inspector General, Hisar Range, OP Singh, police officers had visited drug de-addiction centres operational in the Range to conduct a survey and met youth admitted to these centres for rehabilitation.
The spokesman added that these facts are alarming, therefore, every person needs to pay attention towards it. Even youth should remain cautious about their company and parents also need to pay attention towards their children. Parents should ensure that their children are not suffering from any kind of stress and should teach them the ways to deal with it, he added.