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Addiction is an inveterate, often reverting brain disease which causes compulsive drug use, in addition to harmful effects to the individual as well to those around the addicted one. Geographic location of Pakistan’s adjacent to Afghanistan, which is largest producer of opium in the world making the country vulnerable to drug trafficking as well as drug abuse. In this study, an attempt is made to investigate the socio-economic conditions of drug abusers in Peshawar. A total of 61 respondents were studied for the study. The study revealed that cannabis (Chars) and heroin is the most preferred drug which was used by 39 percent of respondents. The analysis revealed that drug abuse was common in both educated and uneducated respondents. It is important to note that eighty percent of the respondents were not aware of the negative consequences of the drug before its initial use.

M.Jamal Nasir, Anwar Saeed Khan, Fazlul Haq. (2015) Socio-Economic Profile of Drug Abusers Attending a Treatment Center in Peshawar, Pakistan, The Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Volume-23, Issue-3.
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