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Drug addiction blights the Indian state of Punjab

drugs2 (38K)There is growing concern in India about the rapid rise in drug addiction cases in Punjab, one of the country's wealthiest states.

The main university in the region has claimed that 70% of young Punjabi men are hooked on drugs or alcohol.

The problem is at its worst along the border with Pakistan where heroin originating from Afghanistan is smuggled into the country.

The BBC's Mark Dummett reports from Amritsar.

See the Video at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11920796

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