Open AccessSociodemographic and psychosocial correlates of substance abuse among street children: A cross-sectional survey in the streets of Kolkata, West Bengal
Author(s) -
Gandhari Basu,
Saumyadeep Biswas,
Pravin Pisudde,
Reshmi Mondal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2449_20
Subject(s) - medicine , substance abuse , psychosocial , cross sectional study , peer pressure , happiness , psychiatry , observational study , functional illiteracy , demography , psychology , social psychology , pathology , sociology , political science , law
India is now witnessing steady increase of substance abuse in younger age group. Street life is a major reason in addition to curiosity, unawareness of harm, migration, peer pressure.