Increase in drug use in UP

Lucknow: The consumption of beer has increased by 74 percent in comparison to country and English liquor in UP. The officials of the Excise Department themselves say that after the Corona period, now the consumption of beer is increasing due to the complete opening of schools, colleges, universities and their hostels. Liquor and beer shops were closed for a total of 46 days between March and May last year.

Apart from this, due to the approaching assembly elections, the consumption of country and English liquor and beer is also increasing. Apart from their workers, potential candidates have intensified the process of drinking and drinking to make voters in their favor from now on.

Not only beer and liquor, but now the consumption of opium, ganja, charas, heroin, morphine, in addition to intoxicating injections, tablets, cough syrup made from the opium fraction codeine, is also increasing rapidly. Data from the Control Bureau of Narcotics shows that smuggling of illicit opium from Jharkhand to different parts of UP is also increasing in the last two years. This illegal opium is being consumed by the pharmaceutical companies of UP. Bureau officials themselves admit that pharma sector is on their radar, some wholesale drug dealers have also been caught.
1 April to 30 November 2020 31. 23 crore liters. 12.54 cr bottles 22. 69 cr canes
1st April to 30th November 2021 42. 33 crores. 16.82 cr bottles 38. 83 cr canes

Overall increase in percentage

39.3% 37% 74%
Source – Excise Department

Increase in drug use in UP

In addition to the traditional intoxicants like ganja, charas, opium, now the trend of intoxicating injections, pills and syrups has increased significantly. – Especially in the hostels of medical, engineering and management colleges, not only the consumption of cough syrup made from the opium fraction codeine manifold Increase. – During the peak of Corona last year, smuggling of many such cough syrups from essential services vehicles to countries like Nepal, Bangladesh etc. also increased. – Control Bureau of Narcotics brought 24 kg, 41 kg, 60 kg from Jharkhand ., 45 kg illegal opium seized.