Everyone's Doing It" — The Party Culture That's Quietly Destroying Young Lives
Deaddiction center in Pune professionals are seeing a quiet but deeply concerning pattern — more and more young people walking in, not because they considered themselves dependent, but because what started as casual social fun slowly took over their lives. The average age of first-time use of intoxicating substances is dropping every year. And the most common thing these young people say when they first come in for help is — "I never thought it would become a problem. Everyone around me was doing it." That one sentence tells the whole story. The Party Culture Trap There is a version of growing up today that looks something like this — college fests, late night outings, house parties, weekend getaways, rooftop gatherings. Social media makes it all look glamorous. Reels and stories show young people laughing, dancing, living freely. And almost always, somewhere in the frame, there is an intoxicating beverage or a puff being passed around. It looks normal because it has been n...