Substance abuse: Illusion of a warm hug

Any kind of addiction is based on immediate reward or pleasure.

Eshan Chakraborty, 22, a film studies student based in Kolkata, took his first bottle of beer one day in 2014 during Durga Puja to beat the heat. He drank his first whisky in 2015, and later on, he also smoked a joint. As things progressed, Chakraborty began experimenting with a variety of drugs for the sheer joy of it. But eight years later, he regrets it all.