Telugu Students Falling Prey To Drugs In US, Deadly Spike In Overdose Cases CITY

[SRH]

HYDERABAD: Two young men from small towns in Telangana, studying for a master's degree at a university in Texas, US, died just three minutes apart six months ago. They were roommates and had spent the evening snorting cocaine when they overdosed. Their friends rushed them to a hospital where they died.
 

In the last one year, at least 30 cases of drug overdose – some leading to death – have been reported to the Telugu Association of North America, from California, Texas, and Connecticut.
 

"The overall number of Indian students taking drugs is much higher. Some of them were found overdosed and in an unconscious state within a few months of coming to the US," Ashok Kolla, TANA ex-secretary and member told TOI.
 

Indian students abroad taking to drugs is not new. TOI had reported in April about many of them in Canada using drugs to beat unemployment blues. But the high number of overdose cases has startled many. And it is not just the lack of jobs or homesickness that is driving them towards a dangerous high
 

Unemployment issues typically arise later, usually after students complete their master's degrees," said Vishweshwar Reddy Kalavala, chairman of the Global Telangana Association.
 

The primary reason for drug use is easy availability of substances on college campuses, often obtained through peers. Students start experimenting with drugs due to peer pressure or a desire to explore new experiences, fuelled by their newfound freedom. Additionally, in many parts of the US, drugs such as marijuana are legal and relatively inexpensive."In Connecticut, a student was recently found overdosed and unconscious, but he survived after receiving timely treatment.

[shaktimaan]

most likely death by fentanyl cross contamination, sad way to go 

[praying]

i have been hearing this a lot too, india lone full ganja kotti vastunnaru inka ikkada vachaka migilinavi try chestunnaru like coke... I dont know where the youth is heading... appatlo mandu cigarette bad anukunte inka idi vere level

[manadonga]

Hyd lo ne dorkutunayi 

inka us endi 

hyd baaga develop ayyindi 

[kevinUsa]

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