Open AccessPrevalence of substance use disorders in Punjab: Findings from National Mental Health Survey
Author(s) -
BS Chavan,
Rohit Garg,
Subhash Das,
Sidharth Puri,
Arvind Anniappan Banavaram
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1267_17
Subject(s) - substance use , medicine , mental health , environmental health , substance abuse , public health , nicotine dependence , prevalence , prevalence of mental disorders , psychiatry , stratified sampling , cluster sampling , alcohol dependence , nicotine , demography , population , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry , nursing , pathology , sociology
Substance use disorders are a major public health concern in Punjab. However, reliable estimates of prevalence of substance use disorders are not available for the State. The present study reports estimates of prevalence of substance use disorders in Punjab, conducted as part of National Mental Health Survey, India.