Drug overdose kills 1 juvenile every 10 days: NCRB report

In 2018, 875 people died of overdose, an increase of 17% compared to 745 in 2017, which had seen a marginal dip from 2016. Just five states - Rajasthan (153), Karnataka (91), Uttar Pradesh (88), Haryana (86) and Punjab (78) - accounted for 496 of 875 deaths, and the number of minors was 40.