Understanding the Epidemiology of Substance Use in India: A Review of Nationwide Surveys

Overview

Journal Indian J Psychiatry

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2023 Jul 3

PMID 37397843

Authors

Arpit Parmar

Gayatri Bhatia

Pawan Sharma

Arghya Pal

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Abstract

Substance use is a public health concern on a global and national levels. There is a scarcity of nationally representative systematic research on the epidemiology of substance use in India. This narrative review aims to discuss the various large epidemiological surveys providing data on substance use in India. Attempts have been made to extract data pertaining to special population groups as well.

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