Delhi doctors predict that amphetamine type stimulants (ATS) is becoming a common use among Capital’s youth as the newest ‘high’. Recently, the drug deaddiction department at AIIMS admitted two patients who have been suffering from chronic abuse of ATS drugs.
ATS is the second most commonly used drug in the world after cannabis. This includes drugs like amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) such as “ecstasy” and methamphetamine. These drugs contribute to the new category of expensive party drugs which apparently is widely available in India. Consumption of ATS is highly active in Thailand, Malaysia and other SEA countries.
According to AIIMS doctor, the use of ATS drugs in the country may have its origins in the northeastern states, from where it has reached urban cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
As per a senior doctor of AIIMS, “It is for the first time, that we have come across two patients consuming ATS drugs. These are most expensive drugs and it’s not a cup of tea for all. Only highly educated, professionals with disposable income to them and belonging to the richer strata of the society have more accessibility to ATS drugs.”
Requesting anonymity, a doctor said, “These two patients are a couple, who started taking tablets of ATS drugs for stimulation and enjoyment. They are working with a multinational company in the city. They themselves were not sure that what kind of drugs they were consuming, but they aware that the drugs were working as stimulants. This ATS is mostly common in South East Asian countries, like Malaysia.”
“The couple revealed that some high-profile peddler in south Delhi used to provide ATS drugs to them. The boyfriend used to consume it for enhancing sexual excitement, while his girlfriend used to consume for excitement and during dancing in parties.
“Also, she got to know these drugs kill appetite, to control her body weight.”
“Initially, both of them were occasional users of ATS drugs, but later they became dependant on it and started consuming every day.
“Those days when the couple did not consume the drug, they felt lethargic, weak and lack of motivation to the work,” said the doctor as per India Today reports.
