Only 1 in 38 alcohol dependent people received any treatment last year: Govt survey

NEW DELHI: Only one in about 38 alcohol dependent people in India have received any treatment, while only one in about 180 people with the affliction were hospitalised, indicating a massive treatment gap in the system, a Government survey stated.

As per the “Prevalence and Extent of Substance Use in India” survey, alcohol is the most commonly used psychoactive substance by Indians, with about 14.6 per cent (16 crore people) in the 10-75 age group consuming liquor and the habit is 17 times higher in men when compared to women.

Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa were found to have the highest prevalence of liquor use.

After a hiatus of 15 years, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) of AIIMS, conducted the survey and compiled national and state level estimates of people involved in drug abuse.

“This is for the first time that substance use has been studied and documented in the populations of all the states and union territories of the country,” Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot said. (AGENCIES)

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