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  1. Substance Abuse among Young People in India

    India also has a huge at-risk to substance abuse young population with 40% being below the age of 18 years. As observed a notable proportion of teens in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have been using gateway drugs. Every year, about 55,000 children take up to smoking generally hailing from low socio-economic strata.

  2. Substance Abuse in Children and Adolescents in India

    survey titled "Extent, Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse in India - National Survey" in which they reported that India has two million opiate-users, 8.7 million cannabis-users and 62.5 million alcohol users among whom 17 to 20 per cent were dependent users [4]. A clinic based retrospective study on adolescents done at Postgraduate Institute of

  3. School-based substance use disorder prevention in India: A brief

    The prevalence of substance use in school going students has been found to be 18%, in a meta-analysis. [ 3] In a large nationwide survey conducted in 2013, among substance abusing children, the proportion of school going children to those out of school or street children is 0.37. [ 4] Although the prevalence is relatively low in school going ...

  4. Drug Addiction In India: Problem of drug abuse among adolescents likely

    India News: NEW DELHI: The problem of drug abuse is likely to explode in the next decade, particularly affecting children in the 10-17 age group, as the societal .

  5. (PDF) The Problem of Drug addiction in India: Its ...

    The Drug Abuse among Youth.UNO: WHO, Geneva; 1981. ... The study of drug addicts who were treated in the drug-abuse facilities of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences during the period from ...

  6. PDF "Children's Drug Abuse: A Growing Challenge in India

    India will have the highest youth population in the world. Kids, not only to their families but to the country, are a valued asset and pride. ... Drug and drug abuse among children , particularly marginalised groups, can contribute directly to high-risk activities such as gambling, drug dealing, pick pocketing, theft, fighting, rape and self ...

  7. Substance use among adolescent high school students in India: A survey

    Out of 416 students, 52 (12.5%) used or abused any one of the substances irrespective of time and frequency in lifetime; 26 (15.1 %) were among the urban students and 26 (10.7 %) were among their rural counterparts. More than two-thirds (73.07%) of the respondents expressed a desire to quit substance use and 57.69% had tried to stop.

  8. A study on Adolescent Drug Abuse in India

    Sociology, Medicine. 2017. TLDR. Overall drug abuse among school and college students i.e. age group 16 to 22 years is about 18%, by effective health education program and counseling in middle and late adolescent age group in schools and college can control the increasing behavior drug abuse. Expand.

  9. Drug misuse in India: Where do we stand & where to go from here?

    During the same time, India had enacted the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in 1985, which was amended thrice, latest in 2014 7. The primary aim of the NDPS was 'to prevent and combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking', an apparent emphasis on the supply reduction. The consultative committee (an advisory committee formed ...

  10. The drug abuse among youth in India

    The drug abuse among youth in India. The twenty first century witness the trait by substance and illicit drug abuse consider as a global challenging problem. According to the drug and crime (UNODC) estimated about seven percent of the global population between the 15-64 age group has been using an illicit substance almost in all developing and ...

  11. India: UNODC extends support to Youth-Focused Anti-Drug Awareness

    India: UNODC extends support to Youth-Focused Anti-Drug Awareness Campaigns led by Indian Lawmaker New Delhi, India/23 September 2022: In India, drug use has emerged as an area of concern in recent years.According to a 2019 AIIMS survey on the magnitude and extent of substance use in India, there were 31 million cannabis users in the country among those aged 10-75, while the number of opiate ...

  12. India staring at a substance abuse crisis, survey finds

    According to a separate study carried out in Punjab, over 75 per cent of the state's youth are struggling with drug abuse. It also estimated that at least 30 per cent of jail inmates have been arrested for illegal possession of drugs under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Given the latest findings, the Social Justice and ...

  13. Drug addiction

    To address the problem of Drug Abuse among youth of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) in 272 most vulnerable districts since August 2020. Under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan following activities have been done: i. As part of the Abhiyaan, special emphasis is laid on the participation ...

  14. Substance use prevalence and associated factors among ...

    This study is aimed at finding the prevalence and determinants of substance abuse among youth in central part of Kerala in South India.Methods: A community based study was done with 402 college ...

  15. Substance use and addiction research in India

    Substance use among children. The Global Youth Tobacco Survey in 2006 showed that 3.8% of students smoke and 11.9% currently used smokeless tobacco. Tobacco as a gateway to other drugs of abuse has been the topic of a symposium. A study of 300 street child laborers in slums of Surat in 1993 showed that 135 (45%) used substances. The substances ...

  16. What is behind the rise in India's youth's drug abuse?

    With around 100 million substance addicts in the country, India has seen a 70 percent rise in narcotic consumption in the past eight years. In what can be considered a conservative estimate, the United Nations has found that 13 percent of drug-abuse victims in India are below the age of 20. Social scientists based out of the country attribute widespread drug abuse among the adolescent ...

  17. Substance abuse: Impact on Adolescents in India

    UDAYA wave 2 study data can be accessed from our data repository at Harvard dataverse.

  18. Substance Abuse Amongst Adolescents: An Issue of Public Health

    Around the world, adolescent drug and alcohol addiction has significantly increased morbidity and mortality. The menace of drugs and alcohol has been woven deep into the fabric of society. As its effects reach our youth, India's current generation is at high stake for the risk associated with the abuse of drugs like cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco.

  19. Essay on Drug Abuse in 250 and 500 Words in English for Students

    Essay on Drug Abuse in 250 Words. 'When people consume drugs regularly and become addicted to it, it is known as drug abuse. In medical terminology, drugs means medicines. However, the consumption of drugs is for non-medical purposes. It involves the consumption of substances in illegal and harmful ways, such as swallowing, inhaling, or ...

  20. Marijuana use experiences and expectancies of urban youth in India

    Around 37% of the participants expect marijuana to help in relaxation, while half (56.6%) of the participants agree that marijuana use causes global negative effects including anger/irritability and physical/psychological dependence. An Australian study found that people consume cannabis predominantly for relaxation and to feel good. [ 10]

  21. Fighting Drug Addiction

    Drug abuse refers to the use of certain chemicals for the purpose of creating pleasurable effects on the brain. There are over 190 million drug users around the world and the problem has been increasing at alarming rates, especially among young adults under the age of 30. Drug Menace In India:

  22. Health behaviours & problems among young people in India: Cause for

    The National Youth Policy of India (2003) defines the youth population as those in the age group of 15-35 yr 5. Population aged 10-24 years accounts for 373 million (30.9%) of the 1,210 million of India's population with every third person belonging to this age group. Among them, 110 and 273 million live in urban and rural India, respectively.