• Divyansh Mishra
• Ambar Srivastava

As there is a famous proverb which goes like this ‘ Extremeness of anything is always harmful’ as if we consider any medicine which is prescribed by a doctor to his patient in certain doses or quantity and if the patient consume more than is prescribed then it is possible that he will not get cured for which he consulted the doctor or even in worst case scenario might meetup any other health related issue. So, the same goes with the use of drugs and psychotropic substances as these are used for medicinal purposes but the youth as well as mid aged persons not knowing its repercussions make these drugs in use without any prescription making their and their family’s life suffer. As they get momentary pleasure but after when that pleasure fades away the person finds himself in a state of addiction. Further the addiction is not as such its part but there are other elements as well which are responsible for it as it can be genetic or under some sort of pressure or stress that one can look upon such drugs as a life saver for them. As before being habitual of something one would have been in touch of that for a longer period and that is applicable in both positive as well as negative ways, as there is a famous saying that is Rome was not built in a day so in similar sense the habit of anything can’t be adopted in one day as it requires a certain time period. So in this article the main focus will be on the role that drugs and other sort of substances play in attacking the mental as well as the physical health of a person which not only make the person unable to understand the nature of anything but in severe cases it can lead to taking somebody’s or his own life on trivial matters but for them it could a bigger issue. Further the problems related to neurology, psychology etc., will also be dealt and also dealing with the legal aspect of such substances and the steps that are taken by different organization, Government, NGO etc. and further to come up with some reasonable solutions to get rid of drug abuse.

Drugs, selaginella blyopteris, Psychotropic substance, Possession, neurology, psychology, Mental Disorder, Cultivation, Neurons, Transmission, Reflex, illicit Trafficking, Consumption, Trade, Rehabilitation

"The Role Of Drugs And Psychotropic Substances In Retarding The Mental Growth", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.g56-g62, February-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402609.pdf

"The Role Of Drugs And Psychotropic Substances In Retarding The Mental Growth", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no. ppg56-g62, February-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2402609.pdf