For a Cheap High, Delhi's Homeless Children Sniff Industrial Glue | Read

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The streets of Delhi are no place for children, yet more than one lakh children spend each night on the streets, rather than trying to help them return back to their families, there are some individuals who are literally profiting from their plight, according to NGOs. An NDTV investigation tracked down street children living across the capital and discovered how a majority of children have become regular addicts, sniffing harmful chemicals including industrial glues to get high and perhaps a momentary escape from reality.

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