Mar 19 (PTI) The Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Department in its latest report said that 19 have died this year due to drug abuse, taking the total number of such deaths since 1984 to 2,016.
The report said the 19 drug-related deaths were recorded this year till March 19. Of the 19 deaths, 17 were males and two were females.
In 2025, a total of 118 people, including 18 females, died due to drug abuse, it said.
Since 1984, a total of 2,016 people have succumbed to drug abuse, including 1,770 males and 246 females, it said.
Authorities noted that while heroin is the primary killer, a rising number of users are dying after mixing it with various pharmaceutical drugs.
The first drug-related death was recorded in Mizoram in 1984. PTI COR RG
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