Ministry of Social Justice
Telangana State
As per the Magazine on Magnitude of Substance use in India – 2019 by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India, the use of drugs in the State of Telangana is as follows:
| Name of the substance | Telangana’s rank in max usage out of 36 states and UTs- (Telangana’s population that uses narcotics) |
|---|---|
| Hallucinogens | 3rd (2.4 lakhs people) |
| People Who Inject Drugs | 5th (64,000 people) |
| Cocaine | 10th (30,400 people) |
| Alcohol Consumption | 15th (63.8 lakhs people) |
| Sedatives | 19th (4.5 lakhs people) |
| Inhalants | 22nd (2.8 lakhs people) |
| Opioids/opium | 23rd (7.6 lakhs people) |
| Cannabis/Ganja | 28th (2.4 lakhs people) |
| Type of Substance | Consumption of Population in India (in Crores) | Consumption of Population iin Telangana (in Lakhs) | Telangana’s rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannabis/Ganja/ Charas | 3.1 | 2.4 | 28th |
| Opioid | 2.26 | 7.6 | 23rd |
| Sedatives | 1.5 | 4.5 | 19th |
| Inhalants | 1 | 2.8 | 22nd |
| Cocaine | 14.2 | 30,400 (in thousands) | 10th |
| People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) | 8.5 (lakhs) | 64,000 (in thousands) | 5th |
| Hallucinogens | 17 (lakhs) | 2.4 | 3rd |