Footnote:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 24, 2016 erstellt
Description:
Introduction: Drug addiction is a problem from which all the countries are suffering. Reports revealed that a large number of accidents occurred every year because of drug. The violence is also increasing because of drugs. This study attempts to find out the reason of drug addiction in North India because this is a part which is suffering the most from this problem. Research Methodology: Study selected the sample size of 195 people from North India. Systematic random sampling has been used in the sampling. To analyse the data descriptive statistics, Regression, Factor analysis and Chi-square test is used. Findings: The study reveals that North India is suffering from drug addiction. Addicts are spending 30-50% of their income in the drugs. Accidents also increased due to drug addiction. The main reasons for drug addictions are influence of friends, unemployment and in some cases easy availability of drugs. Originality: The research is original and studied an important topic of drug addiction