Abstract:
Increasing demand for drugs leads to increase in supply. Increase in demand and supply of drugs in a nation is one of the major factors of concern. Consumption and addiction of drugs among youth not only destroy their life but also affect the growth and development of the nation. Now a day’s Consumption of drugs in a Bollywood and people residing in high society is considered as a status symbol. Drug use is a strong subject, can be witnessed in all types of society. People from high society to slum area are under the influence of some or other types of narcotic drugs. Reason for use of drugs may vary from person to person but its ill effect remains same for all. Hence, it is one of the essential issues, need to be resolved by adopting measures to curb the demand and supply of drugs. This is not only a matter which affects one country, one individual, one society or one community; it’s a global issue and hence can be resolved by uniting together.This paper is an attempt to observe the reason for increasing demand and supplyof narcotic and psychotropic substances.Further this paper will reflect the illicit drugs trading and ill- effect on the growth and development of nation.In this paper researcher has used the secondary method of research. With the help of journals, books and articles, researcher will find out the objectives set herein after