Sambalpur metropolitan area under the influence of drugs, among drug addicts 40% of tablets & 55% of cough syrup users, as per Survey report

Sambalpur: In the Sambalpur Metropolitan Corporation area, the youth are getting more and more intoxicated. A survey report at a time like this has caused a great deal of concern. According to the survey, the highest number of drug users in the age group of 10 to 30 years in the SMC is 18 to 20 years old. Of these, 8 percent were under the age of 10 and started using drugs. According to the report, the highest number of drug addicts was 27% of the students and 25% of the working class. The survey, conducted by the Center for Regional Development and Tribal Studies (RTDS) at Sambalpur University, shows such a worrying picture.

Survey by Nodal Officer of the Center and Head of the Department of Anthropology, Sambalpur University by Prof. Arun Kumar Acharya and co-researchers included drug addicts in the Sambalpur Metropolitan Corporation area, especially the youth. 480 samples were collected from Sambalpur, Hirakud and Burla.

Many young people are addicted to self-indulgence, love, and separation. Among the different types of addicts, 36% of the drug users have different types of tablets such as Knight 5, Knight 10, Alloprax 0.5, Alloprax 0.25, Clonafit Beta, Clonafit Plus, Josoma 5 and 10, Nitrazepam 2, Nontazepam Clonazepam. 1, Lopez9 M6D 2, Japiz 0.5, Japiz 0.25, Aesolent 0.5, Shizopin, etc. In addition, 55% of people use caffeine syrups such as Cerex, Tsex, Doctor Cup, Win7Crex, Iso Rex, and Escof. Of the total number of drug addicts who are neither studying nor doing any work.

Of the total number of drug users, 88% used drugs, while 78% reported smoking, while 24 areas of the Sambalpur Metropolitan Corporation identified the highest number of drug addicts. Acharya was also assisted by Research Assistant Sanjeev Patel, Shuvalakshmi Behera and Sanghamitra Panda. Former Chancellor and current Chancellor of Keys University Prof. Deepak Behera is its advisor. The World Bank-sponsored RTS Development Center, a five-year project, is engaged in a variety of social surveys and solutions. Earlier, a survey of migrant workers by the center had sparked controversy. The 31-page report also states that the survey found that all of these addictive behaviors, including those of the youth, were the leading cause of intoxication among the younger generation. Also suffering from a variety of health problems. These include the face, throat, chest, stomach, intestinal infections, tuberculosis, and kidney disease. Eighty-five percent of drug addicts suffer from severe headaches, while 30 percent have been involved in accidents at various times.