Kashmir Drug Crisis: 70,000 Substance Users, 50,000 Heroin Addicts Raise Public Health Alarm By: Javid Amin | 20 February 2026 The scale of drug abuse in Kashmir has reached a disturbing threshold. Official data tabled in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly this week revealed that nearly 70,000 individuals across the region are substance users, with approximately 50,000 addicted to heroin. The figures mark one of the most serious public health disclosures in recent years, confirming what doctors, law enforcement agencies, and families have long feared: heroin addiction is no…
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