| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
Indian. What if Punjab’s ‘zombie drug’ isn’t real, but the crisis it hides is?
Indian. What if Punjab’s ‘zombie drug’ isn’t real, but the crisis it hides is?
Viral videos of motionless youth have fed panic across the State and beyond. A deep dive reveals that the real epidemic is older, local, and far less cinematic. (Frontline/The Hindu, Indien, 21.04.ö2026)