The Percentage Population consuming gang and charas in the state is much below the national Average but, of late, it is showing a rising trend, as per theNarcotics Control Bureaufigures.
The national average is 1.2% of the population, which consumes ganja and charas as per a study of the ministry of social and Empowerment in 2019. Bihars average that time was 1.1%. But it has been observed later that there has been a rising trend.
As per the NCB data, drug abuse and trafficking has increased since 2020 Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, but it has also created unprecedented public awareness about Health and measures for staying healthy and protecting each other.