Main description:

1. This book analyzes drug addiction and abuse from multiple perspectives and multiple locations in India - Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Rajasthan - with a special focus on the north-western states.
2. It has important reference material for policy makers, government agencies, social scientists, departments of social and preventive medicine, social workers, civil society, drug-addicts and their families.
3. This interdisciplinary book will be useful for departments of economics, cultural/social anthropology, sociology, political science, and psychology across UK/US.

Contents:

1. Introduction 2. Scope and methodology 3. Trends and Patterns of Drug Addiction in India: Revelations from Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 4. Social and Economic Profile of Drug addicts and their households 5. Growing up with intoxicants and drugs: Revelations by households of addicts 6. Prevalence of drugs among the addicts: Types, sources and experiences 7. Social and economic costs of drug addiction and abuse 8. Community perception about drug addiction and abuse 9. Main findings and policy recommendations