Prevalence of alcohol and drug dependence in rural and slum population of Chandigarh: A community survey

Chavan, BS; Arun, Priti; Bhargava, Rachna; Singh, Gurvinder

doi:10.4103/0019-5545.31517

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“…Alcohol was the most commonly used substance reported in this study [14]. The mean age of first use of the primary drug in the current study (22.8 years) was higher than the mean age of first use reported in this study (19.75 years).…”

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Experiences from a Community Based Substance Use Treatment Centre in an Urban Resettlement Colony in India

Balhara

Ranjan

Dhawan

et al. 2014

Journal of Addiction

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Background. There are limited community based treatment services for drug dependence in India. Rural areas and urban resettlement colonies are in particular deficient in such services. Aims. The current study aimed at preliminary assessment of substance use disorder management services at a community based substance use treatment clinic in an urban resettlement colony. Methods. The study was carried out at community based substance use treatment centre in a resettlement colony in India. The records of the centre were chart reviewed. Results. A total of 754 patients were registered at the clinic during the study period. Heroin was the primary drug of abuse for 63% of the patients. The mean duration of follow-up for the patients with opioid and alcohol dependence was 13.47 (SD ± 10.37; range 0–39) months. A total of 220 patients of opioid dependence were prescribed substation or abstinence directed therapy. Buprenorphine (87), slow release oral morphine (SROM) (16), and dextropropoxyphene (98) were used for opioid substitution. Conclusion. It is possible to deliver substance use disorder treatment services in community setting. There is a need to develop area specific community based treatment services for substance abuse in socially disadvantaged populations such as urban resettlement colonies.

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Experiences from a Community Based Substance Use Treatment Centre in an Urban Resettlement Colony in India

Balhara

Ranjan

Dhawan

et al. 2014

Journal of Addiction

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“…(9) However, alcohol misuse is not legally prohibited,(10) in spite of the fact that it has massive social, economic and medical consequences and is responsible for a large proportion of the healthcare burden in almost all populations. (11) Similarly, the transition from opioid use to dependence carries a dire prognosis with a 2% risk of dying every year and a high mortality rate of about 50% in a 30 year follow-up and also corroborated by a 20 year follow-up study.…”

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Clinical course of development of alcohol and opioid dependence: What are the implications in prevention?

Saddichha¹,

Manjunatha²,

Khess³

2010

Indian J Community Med

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“…In India, most of the studies have been carried out in the last four decades. [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ]…”

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Drug abuse in slum population

Ghulam

Verma

Sharma

et al. 2016

Indian J Psychiatry

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Substance abuse is an important health problem throughout the world including India, but prevalence and pattern of abuse varies from country to country and in different types of population. Slums have their own social and economic problems so that substance abuse may be different in this population and might be related with these problems. The aim of the present study was to study the prevalence and pattern substances in slum population. Prakash Chandra Sethi Nagar slum area of Indore district was selected for the purpose of this study. In first phase of the study, first a camp was organized to sensitize local leaders, key persons, and local inhabitants about drug abuse at Chandra Prakash Sethi Nagar. After that basic information was gathered with the key persons in Chandra Prakash Sethi Nagar. In second phase by house-to-house survey, all members of the family were interviewed in detail and information was recorded on semi-structured proforma. We observed prevalence rate of 560/1000 populations, 78.2% were males, 28.2% were females, and two-third abusers were laborers (72%). In order of frequency, tobacco was the most common substance abused in 53.9% population followed by gutka (nontobacco pan masala). Other drugs in order of frequency were alcohol 46.5%, cannabis 8.9%, opiates 4.9%, sedative and hypnotic 2.0%, solvents 1.0%, and cocaine in 0.1%. Slum population has higher prevalence rates than general population.

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Prevalence of alcohol and drug dependence in rural and slum population of Chandigarh: A community survey

Cited by 43 publications

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Experiences from a Community Based Substance Use Treatment Centre in an Urban Resettlement Colony in India

Experiences from a Community Based Substance Use Treatment Centre in an Urban Resettlement Colony in India

Clinical course of development of alcohol and opioid dependence: What are the implications in prevention?

Drug abuse in slum population

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