From The Brink of Ruin: How Women In J&K Are Fighting A Growing Drug Addiction Epidemic

In Jammu and Kashmir, drug addiction is a growing problem among the youth, with government data showing 168,700 children between the ages of 10 and 17 are drug users. Two women, who got caught-up in a heroin addiction when they were in school, told Article 14 about their journey to get clean with the help of the first woman-run de-addiction centre in a region where government data shows 10% of the population are addicted to some form of drugs.

26 Jun 2025        Tauseef Ahmad and Suhail Khan