To make matters worse, Indians are increasingly using more synthetic drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and mandrax than natural ones such as cannabis and hashish. These are far more addictive and injurious to health.Stairs uses sports to keep the young away from drugs and help them chanaalise their energies for personal and economic growth.
75% of Indian homes have at least one drug user, sometimes as young as 13. Our programmes wean users away from drugs 13% of the people involved in drug and substance abuse in India are aged below 20 years.