‘Injecting painkillers direct path to death’: Haryana NCB chief O P Singh warns against use of dangerous substitute drugs
Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau has registered more cases, made more arrests, and seized more drugs this year compared to last year.
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Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau chief issued a stern public warning that injecting crushed painkillers and prescription tablets is a “direct path to death”. (Representative Image)Haryana’s intensified crackdown on narcotics has sharply cut supply lines, but the squeeze is pushing addicts toward dangerous substitutes. Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau’s (HSNCB) chief DGP O P Singh Thursday issued a stern public warning that injecting crushed painkillers and prescription tablets is a “direct path to death”.
Enforcement figures released by the HSNCB show a sweeping escalation in action from January 1 to July 30. As many as 2,161 FIRs were registered this year, compared to 2,022 last year, marking a 6.87 per cent rise. Arrests jumped 35.21 per cent, from 2,684 to 3,629 during this period.
Seizures also increased: 267 commercial quantity cases were registered against 238 last year (12.18 per cent rise), while 1,493 intermediate quantity cases were recorded compared to 1,142 in 2024 (30.74 per cent rise). Inter-state arrests rose to 293 from 175, a 36.57 per cent increase.
Preventive detentions climbed from 8 in 2024 to 39 this year (79.48 per cent rise). Multi-accused cases almost doubled, rising from 574 to 1,030 (79.44 per cent increase).
“These numbers show that our grip on the supply network is tightening,” a senior officer said. “We are targeting traffickers at every level, from local peddlers to interstate cartels… but success has spawned a new threat.”
“With narcotics harder to obtain, addicts are reportedly crushing and injecting tablets such as Tramadol, Tapentadol, and Pregabalin. Medical experts say this misuse can trigger blood clotting, cardiac arrest, and sudden death within minutes.”
Issuing a warning, DGP Singh said, “Improvised drug substitutes like injecting crushed tablets are not only hazardous, they are lethal. Misuse of such medicines can stop the heart instantly. No high is worth a life. The HSNCB is coupling enforcement with prevention.”
He said that between January and July, 698 awareness programmes were held, reaching over 1.15 lakh participants. The Sports for Youth programme covered 4,270 villages and engaged 2.8 lakh young people, he added.
“Yet challenges remain. Convictions in commercial quantity cases dropped from 72.72 per cent last year to 56.75 per cent this year, raising concerns over trial follow-through. The prosecution is, however, being strengthened. The war against drugs is not just about seizures but also about protecting citizens from dangerous improvisations born of scarcity. The battlefront now extends beyond traffickers to the perilous practices of desperate addicts,” he said.
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