After Student Suicides, Drug Abuse Sparks Concern In Kota
NDTV
Experts say the same academic pressure and loneliness - with most engineering and medical aspirants, only in their late teens, being away from their families for the first time - that is driving students to suicide is also leading them to the path of addiction.
Kota, the coaching capital of the country which has been making headlines for student suicides, now has another big problem to contend with - students getting hooked to drugs.
Experts say the same academic pressure and loneliness - with most engineering and medical aspirants, only in their late teens, being away from their families for the first time - that is driving students to suicide is also leading them to the path of addiction.
Officials said a recent drive by the police has led to the arrest of over 100 drug peddlers and their bosses, blowing the lid off what appears to be a much larger network.