Drug abuse and the problems related with it are on the increase and therefore, the decades after the sixties have witnessed tremendous growth in the amount of research aimed at unveiling the antecedents and consequences of the problem on one hand and examinining the efficacy of various measures of prevention on the other. In recognition of the importance of the drug problem for the individual and the society the ministry of welfare, Govt. of India financed a seminar on the problem of drug abuse with prevention as the focal theme. In this seminar organized and hosted by A.P.S. University, Rewa, scholars from different branches of knowledge - history, psychology, sociology, social work, medicine, forensic science, yoga and law- participated and put forth their valuable ideas in the form of summary of the proceedings, research papers and abstrac's of the seminar. The book cover nearly all the important aspects of the drug problem. This well be an important book for all those connected with research on drug abuse and/or prevention of this problem. The book will specially provide guidelines for those interested in controlling the spread of this menace in educational institutions.