Nearly 30 lakh in Punjab dependent on substance abuse: Study
Nearly 30 lakh people in Punjab are dependent on one or the other substance, according to a study by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. The study further claims that 22 lakh persons are alcoholic, 2.7 lakh take opioids, and 78,000 are injection users. The users' average age was 30 years and half of them were unmarried, it added.