Watch: How serious is Kerala’s drug crisis?

How serious is Kerala’s drug crisis?

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The Hindu

Kerala is in the grip of a rapidly growing drug crisis. The state’s High Court issued a stark warning about the ‘poisonous fangs of the drug mafia’. And the State Assembly even paused regular business to debate the issue.

Kerala now leads the country in drug-related cases, far ahead of states like Punjab and Maharashtra. The numbers are also far too high to be explained by good policing alone.

The Kerala government is currently ramping up its efforts to control the drug menace with awareness campaigns like the ‘Love-a-Thon’ initiative and increased police crackdowns.

In this video, the Hindu data team examines the numbers to understand the seriousness and prevalence of the drug problem in the state. The team delves into the trends using past NCRB data to determine what’s causing the crisis: possession or smuggling.

Presentation and editing: Sambavi Parthasathy

Data support and scripting: Vignesh Radhakrishnan

Camera: Shivaraj S