1. This book analyzes drug addiction and abuse from multiple perspectives and multiple locations in India - Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Rajasthan - with a special focus on the north-western states. 2. It has important reference material for policy makers, government agencies, social scientists, departments of social and preventive medicine, social workers, civil society, drug-addicts and their families. 3. This interdisciplinary book will be useful for departments of economics, cultural/social anthropology, sociology, political science, and psychology across UK/US.