Objectives: With changing attitudes to alcohol and an increasing life span in India, the
prevalence of alcohol use and misuse in successive cohorts of older people is likely to …

Globally, alcohol-abuse is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Consumption of alcohol
has increased in India in the recent decades. It is imperative to know the patterns of alcohol …

In recent years substance use has increased greatly throughout the world. Adolescence is
the critical period when the first initiation of substance use takes place. Interventions at the …

Background: India's reputation as a country with a culture of abstinence especially in matters
regarding alcohol is underserved. There has been a rapid proliferation of city bars and …

To study the prevalence of substance use and its determinants among male tribal youths-A
community based cross sectional study was carried out among 171 randomly selected male …

Objective: To assess alcohol consumption practices amongst adult males in a rural block
area. Materials and Methods: Using multi-stage random sampling frame, at least 12 …

Background: Substance use is an international problem which affects more or less every
country in the world. Despite the increased awareness of injurious effects of substance use …

As we enter the year 2021, health and population related data related to the pattern,
prevalence and epidemiological dimensions of alcohol consumption and its harmful use in …

Background: To seek pleasure is man's innate nature. In his search for gratification, man has
discovered a world of substances that intoxicated him. Those who fell within its trap, their life …

Introduction: Biological markers for alcohol consumption are used in clinical settings to
detect and monitor alcohol consumption due to variability in verbal reporting. Alcohol …