*New data shows a silent surge in addiction and fatal crashes among Kashmir’s youth amid record unemployment.* It doesn’t start with a shrill anymore. It starts with silence. A boy rides his bike too fast down a lane in downtown Srinagar. A girl takes a pill she says helps her sleep. A student skips another class, eyes red, shoulders heavy. You don’t hear these things on the news. But this is how a generation dies. Kashmiri youth are not just struggling. They’re slipping. And we are looking the other way. For decades, we’ve talked about conflict. About cross-border tensions, internet bans, lockdowns. But while we’ve watched the headlines, something else crept in. Something quieter and crueler: a sense of hopelessness. Read Full Story Here: https://kashmirobserver.net/2025/06/19/thrills-pills-and-kashmiri-generation-in-freefall/