AGARTALA, Feb 8 (TIWN): Amid much hypes of “Nesha-Mukt Tripura”, Tripura is now tops in drug consumption.

Tripura not only tops in narcotic consumption in the whole country according to national data, but also the narcotic consumption has increased 10% in 2018 than 2017. Govt data has revealed, ‘Even though countrywide consumption of tobacco has been decreased by 10%, but in case of Tripura it has been increased”.

Moreover now 50% death causes in Tripura are due to tobacco consumption. Due to unemployment rate’s increase however such illegal activities are on spike.