Introduction: Adolescents are a large and growing segment of the world’s population. More than half of the world’s population is below the age of 25, and one in every two young people in the world is adolescent. Opioid misuse has emerged as a significant global public-health concern, with young adults representing a particularly vulnerable group. College students experience transitional stress, academic pressure, peer influence, and increased autonomy, which increase their susceptibility to experimenting with both prescription and illicit opioids. Despite growing media reports and health warnings, research on opioid usage among college student populations remains limited, especially in many regions where institutional surveillance systems are weak. Identifying the prevalence of opioid use in this age group is critical for planning preventive interventions and promoting healthier behaviours. This study intends to determine how widespread opioid usage is among college students and the demographic factors associated with it.

Aim: The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of structure teaching programme on knowledge regarding Opioid abuse in terms of gain in knowledge score among the adolescent in Communities of Baramulla, Kashmir.

Materials and Methods: A pre experimental one group pre-test post-test research approach was used to conduct this research study. A sample of 100 adolescents as subjects selected from community areas of Baramulla, Kashmir using Simple random Sampling technique.

Results: The Study articulated that the overall post-test mean with SD (13.05±3.43) was higher than pre-test mean with SD (9.67±2.98) with mean difference of 3.38. ‘t’ value was computed to find the level of significance between the means and it was observed highly significant (‘t’₉₉=13.55) at p<0.05.

Conclusion: This result reveals that the planned teaching programme was effective in increasing the knowledge among regarding opioid abuse adolescent in selected Communities of Baramulla, Kashmir