Painkillers used as addictive injections: Doctors concerned as youth seek treatment
Mental health professionals are alarmed by the emerging trend of youth crushing painkillers to use as injectable drugs, urging for stricter controls.
The growing trend of youth crushing painkiller tablets and using them as addictive injections has caused shock among mental health professionals. It is suspected that many students may have fallen prey to this habit during the lockdown period.
Dr. P.R. Satish Shankar, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Virudhunagar Government Medical College, stated that painkillers are increasingly being misused. Injecting these medications, which are intended for chronic pain, into the body is extremely dangerous.
Misusing these drugs leads to severe mental health issues, insomnia, tremors, and intense bone pain. Many affected youths have now begun seeking psychiatric treatment. The central government has already mandated that such specific medications should not be sold without a valid doctor's prescription.
Courtesy: Hindu Tamil Thisai