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Telangana: Kids as young as 2 addicted to spiked toddy

IndiaTimes Thursday, 17 July 2025
In Telangana, toddy adulteration has led to fatalities and hospitalizations, revealing a disturbing trend of children becoming addicted to the beverage laced with sedatives like alprazolam. Doctors report cases of children as young as two experiencing withdrawal symptoms due to parents using toddy to calm them, unaware of the dangerous additives.
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