Author(s): Dr. Humaira Azim

Abstract:
The present study was conducted to study a case study of drug abused youth of Kashmir valley of Jammu and Kashmir state. A sample of 18 respondents (drug addicts) was selected for the current study. The sample for the study consisted of the drug user patients of district Srinagar. Two hospitals were selected randomly for data collection viz, Police Control Room, Drug De-addiction Centre and SMHS Hospital, Srinagar. A self- designed validated Questionnaire was used to collect the information. For analysis of data, the data was carefully analyzed and interpreted. In order to quantify the data, the data was coded and processed through SPSS-20 software. The data was analyzed by using simple column percentages. The study revealed that all the drug abusers were males and majority of them were unmarried. All the men were aware about the bad effects of drug abuse on their health. Most of the respondents had given medication to help abstain from using drugs.