Once hailed as the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra, Pune is now alarmingly gaining recognition as a city lost in the haze of narcotics. What began as isolated incidents has now ballooned into a full-fledged drug crisis affecting the youth, law enforcement, and social fabric of the city. A toxic blend of parental disconnect, peer pressure, easy money, poor policing, and lack of rehabilitation infrastructure has deepened the menace to a level that now poses a threat greater than terrorism.