Maharashtra accounts for 40% suicides due to drug abuse
A National Crime Records Bureau report has revealed that Maharashtra accounted for nearly 40% of the total 22,917 suicides in the country due to drug abuse from 2010-2015. The state witnessed 8,943 suicide cases, almost three times the number as compared to Madhya Pradesh's that witnessed the second-most deaths. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Chhattisgarh also constituted the top five.