The increasing number of drug-related cases along with shocking disclosures by cannabis peddlers that a number of school and college students are their clientele is extremely worrisome.\u00a0 Revelations that several students were now becoming drug carriers to meet their ganja requirements have added to the fears of the City police.<\/p>\n
Another trend catching up among the school and college students, is to visit hospitals, take an OP ticket, and then without seeing the doctor, use the ticket to make fake prescriptions and purchase prescription drugs, among which a tablet, Nitrosun-10, which contains nitrazepam.<\/p>\n
Efforts are on to get Drugs Control authorities act tough on medical shops that engaged in sale of prescription drugs to students and peddlers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
According to city police, drug peddlers too were using the same trick to purchase the tablet, which came at around Rs.20 a tablet, and selling them to students and other needy clients at rates ranging from Rs.150-Rs.200 a tablet.<\/p>\n
LSD stamps were too on the rise<\/h2>\n
Lysergic acid diethylamide or commonly known as LSD is also on the rise in Kerala. The psychedelic drug in stamp format is very popular among the students and was increasingly available in the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have information on LSD stamps being brought to the city, for supply to friends and secret networks, besides to be used in parties. We also have information on several students working as carriers of such drugs and ganja as well. Many of them are ferrying these to ensure their supply of drugs<\/em>,\u201d an officer said to The Hindu.<\/p>\n
Efforts are on to get Drugs Control authorities act tough on medical shops that engaged in the sale of prescription drugs to students and peddlers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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