India's Narcotics Control Bureau has raised a quiet but urgent warning about a practice taking root among urban youth: the deliberate use of powerful psychoactive substances to intensify sexual encounters, a phenomenon now spreading through the same digital spaces where young people build their social lives. The drugs involved — crystal methamphetamine, GHB, mephedrone — carry swift and serious consequences, from overdose and cardiovascular damage to HIV transmission and lasting psychological harm. The agency's response is not one of punishment but of illumination, recognizing that what hides
NCB warns of rising chemsex trend among Indian youth, urges parental vigilance
Youth face risks of overdose, infectious disease transmission including HIV, psychological distress, and long-term substance dependence from chemsex practices.