**HEROIN EPIDEMIC IN PAKISTAN**, FOCUSING SPECIALLY ON ISLAMABAD. HEROIN DEPENDANCY IS A PRESSING ISSUE THAT AFFECTS COUNTLESS LIFE, AND UNDERSTANDING ITS IMPACT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR HELPFUL INTERVENTION AND AVOIDANCE.

---# **Heroin Epidemic in Islamabad, Pakistan**## **one. Prevalence and Scope**Heroin addiction is becoming alarmingly widespread in Islamabad, the cash town of Pakistan. Town's strategic locale, porous borders, and proximity to Afghanistan (a major heroin-generating region) lead for the prevalent availability of this potent opioid.- **Statistics**