Open AccessPrevalence, Pattern and Familial Effects of Substance Use Among the Male College Students –A North Indian Study
Author(s) -
Sorab Gupta,
Sandeep Singh Sarpal,
Dinesh Kumar,
Tarundeep Kaur,
Sumant Arora
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6441.3215
Subject(s) - cannabis , psychoactive substance , substance use , medicine , stratified sampling , substance abuse , psychiatry , demography , environmental health , family medicine , pathology , sociology
Substance use refers to the use of any psychoactive substance or drug, including licit and illicit drugs, other than when medically indicated. Psychoactive substance use poses a threat to the health, social and economic fabric of families, communities and nations. Chandigarh has more than 0.2 million students from across the country pursuing their courses in higher education institutions. There is a very little information about pattern of drug dependence among the college students of Chandigarh,India.