828 students test HIV positive in Tripura

An alarming report from Tripura reveals that 828 students have tested HIV-positive, with 47 fatalities, from data that was collected from 164 health facilities across the state.

The Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS) attributes this crisis primarily to intravenous drug use among students, reported TOI. “We



have identified students from 220 schools and 24 colleges and universities involved in injectable drug abuse,” a TSACS official was quoted by the media house.

Most affected students come from affluent families, often with parents in government service, who were unaware of their children’s drug use until it was too late.