Socio-demographic profile of male drug abusers residing in Mumbai city, Maharashtra, India

Jumade, Prashil; Kasbe, Abhiram M.; Giri, Purushottam A.

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“…The majority of subjects were males and below 40 years of age. The results are consistent with other studies which also showed that younger males were commonly involved in drug abuse [1,5,6]. The facts are disturbing as disturbing as the most productive section of society is involved in drug abuse which can have disastrous consequences on growth of the nation.…”

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Introduction: Substance abuse is a global problem in the youth which is becoming a catastrophe and it is more prevelant in tourist areas worldwide. Material and Methods:This was a cross sectional study held during the month of January 2015 at health camps organized in a tourist area by HR foundation. A Total 2000 subjects were studied, out of which 200 were drug addicts . Results and conclusion:A prevalence rate of ten percent was obtained. It was observed that males were commonly involved. The victims belonged to younger age groups and lower socioeconomic section. The most commonly abused substance was Charas.

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“…The drug abuse is the complex problem of not only of individual but also of the entire community [1]. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) substance use is persistent or sporadic drug inconsistent with or unrelated to acceptable medical practices [2].…”

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“…Similarly, the studies conducted in Rohtak and Mumbai, the maximum numbers of subjects were found to be <40 years of age. [9,11] In the present study, the mostly 68.5% subjects were married. This finding is in contrast to finding in a study conducted in a drug de-addiction centre at the Police Hospital in Srinagar where the majority (70.7%) had never married.…”

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Sociodemographic profile of substance users attending Urban Health Training Centre in Srinagar Garhwal, India

Kumar¹,

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Singh³

2017

Int J Med Sci Public Health

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“…These findings are consistent with the prior findings that alcohol is the most often misused substance and that men are more likely than women to engage in substance abuse (Mittal and Ch'ien 1998). 5 On the other hands, 29.4% of the female patients were alcoholics, which was greater than the proportion in previous studies. This can be explained by the fact that women using alcoholic beverages is acceptable in this community and is even considered a component of tribal ceremonies.…”

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“…3 According to studies published in the mid 1970s and 1980s, cannabis, opium, methaqualone, barbiturates, and mild tranquilizers were the most often misused drugs. 4,5 The first report of heroin usage occurred in 1985. 6 Since then, drug misuse has been prevalent among high school and college students, as well as non-student adolescents and mental patients.…”

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Psychiatric and Medical Co-morbidities among the substance abusers presenting at Patna Medical college- A clinical study

Singh

2021

Asian J Med Sci

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Background: The link between hazardous types of illegal drug use and significant public health issues is a critical issue for national and international drug policy. There are several negative health effects connected with drug use, with the avoidance of both overdosefatalities and drug-related blood-borne diseases being of special importance. However, there has been an increasing understanding in recent decades that the existence of mental illnesses connected with drug use poses a significant barrier for public health interventions. Aims and Objectives: • To investigate the trend of drug misuse in North Bihar Patients. • To determine the co-morbid & psychiatric medical illnesses. Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional research conducted over a one-year period on 200 drug abusers from North Bihar and presenting at Patna Medical College in the Indian state of Bihar. Individuals from the sample were separated into two groups based on their age (<25 Years & >25 years) and gender. The pattern of drug abuse, as well as the mental and medical co-morbidities that were linked with it, were investigated in relation to age and gender. Results: The sample size of the present study was 200 consisting of 183 males and 17 females. The total sample was analyzed separately with respect to age and sex. There were 55 patients below 25 years and 128 patients’ ≥ 25 years. The study found that 91.5% of substance abusers were males. Among the males, 48.6% were abusing alcohol and 19.1% were abusing polysubstance. 18.6% were intravenous drug abusers and 8.2% showed high risk behavior. Among the females, 29.4% of the female patients were abusing alcohol. The percentage of women abusing poly-substance was 35.3% and poly-substance and alcohol was 17.6%. The number of female patients involved in high-risk behavior was only 11.8%. Intravenous drug abuse and high-risk behavior was commoner in age group < 25 years than in the age group of >25 years. 17.5% received a psychiatric co-morbid diagnosis and 38.5% received a medical co-morbid diagnosis. The prevalence of schizophrenia and depression among male patients with mental co-morbidity was 63.3 % (n=19), with depression accounting for 6.7 % (n=2). On the other hand, only five female patients, were found to have mental co-morbidity. Conclusion: The large number of young individuals taking intravenous drugs in north Bihar reflects the high level of human-to-human contact with bordering North-Eastern states and Nepal. The situation is critical, and immediate action is required.

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Socio-demographic profile of male drug abusers residing in Mumbai city, Maharashtra, India

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