At parties, groups of youngsters often fall prey to drug overdose as multiple drugs are taken to deepen the rush experienced." "Deaths of youngsters in cities because of drug overdose have substantially increased in recent years, says addiction psychiatrist Dr JPS Bhatia. "This will help bring out the real picture of deaths due to drug overdose, not only in Punjab, but also in India. The families of the deceased accept in private that drug overdose was the cause of death, but they didn't put this on record because of stigma and the fear of police harassment. He goes so far as to say that the real number of drugs-linked deaths could be just double of what's suspected.
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