Punjab: A Dreadly State
Keywords:
Punjab, Opium, Unemployment, Drugs, Narcotic controlAbstract
There was a time when earlier when one used to call out Punjab then rich heritage, culture, highly productive soil, five rivers and rich heritage were its suffixes. But now it is heroin, opium, unemployment, depression, opioid have become its prefixes. There are various reasons behind this change which have been discussed in this paper. Also, the facts and figures stating the deteriorating condition of the state is also discussed, followed by certain suggestions to be followed in order to save the land of five rivers from the epidemic of five causes, drugs, heroin, opium, unemployment and depression amongst the youths of the state.
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