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India: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/08/world/asia/india-heroin/ "But the report has negated a perception that India is only a transit point for drugs coming in from Afghanistan and Pakistan. The report comes as no surprise to those in India's Punjab State, which borders Pakistan. Some state officials estimate more than 50 percent of the population between 18 and 35 are using drugs illegally - including anything from heroin to abusing prescription drugs. "As far as drug addiction in Punjab is concerned, the situation is explosive. It's worrisome. The young people are dying and the elders are becoming their pallbearer. Statistics show one addict is dying every eight minutes in Punjab," said Mohan Sharma, project director of the Red Cross De-addiction Hospital in Sangrur."