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Mar
Mizoram is grappling with an escalating drug crisis, with 46 drug-related deaths recorded in the 2024-25 financial year as of February 13, according to State Excise and Narcotics Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar. The alarming figures reflect the growing heroin influx into the state, prompting authorities to intensify anti-drug operations. Since 1984, when Mizoram reported its first heroin-related death, the state has lost 1,884 people to substance abuse, including 230 women—accounting for 12.21% of the total fatalities. Authorities have observed a shift in drug abuse patterns. Until 2015, pharmaceutical opioids like Spasmo-Proxyvon and Parvon Spas were the primary causes of drug-related deaths.…