A heartbreaking video of a wailing mother is doing rounds on the internet that can be poster image of the burning issue of drug abuse in our country amongst the youth. This crying mother is seen screaming in pain. She lost her son to drug overdose and found his dead body in a garbage dump. She can be seen holding her dead son in the video and lamenting. According to media reports the incident took place in Kotkapura’s Prem Nagar area. The news reports have identified the boy as Balwinder Singh, belonging to the Dalit community.

In the shocking video, you can clearly see that the young boy was holding a syringe in his hands, which means he was injecting himself right before his death. Take a look at the video:

Punjab is caught in the lethal tornado of drug abuse and the worst victim of this are the youth and teenagers. According to statistics, over 7) per cent of the youth in Punjab are addicted to some form of drugs. A concoction of drugs aka 'Chitta' in Punjab is very common amongst the youth of Punjab. It is a synthetically produced combination of heroin and ecstasy, LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and methamphetamines.

Punjab's drug problem was pointed out in the movie, 'Udta Punjab' where a fair share of the blame for this problem was laid on the rappers and singers glorifying drugs. No real solution of Punjab's drug problem has been found yet because the goons selling drugs are too clever for the law. What solution do you think will help solve this issue? Let us know your suggestions in the comment section below.

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