Open AccessTime Trends of Cannabis Use Among Treatment-seeking Individuals at Government De-addiction Centers Across India Over a Period of 7 Years
Author(s) -
Yatan Pal Singh Balhara,
Ashwani Kumar Mishra,
Harinder Singh Sethi,
Shalini Singh,
Shubham Khandelwal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.185961
Subject(s) - cannabis , addiction , seekers , psychiatry , government (linguistics) , medicine , substance abuse , environmental health , political science , linguistics , philosophy , law
Cannabis continues to be the most commonly used illicit psychoactive substance globally. The National Survey in India conducted in the year 2004 also reported it to be the most commonly used illicit substance in the country. Furthermore, it was reported to be the second most commonly used psychoactive substance by the treatment seekers at de-addiction centers in the country.