Department of Psychiatry, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector - 32, Chandigarh, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2007 Jan;49(1):44-8. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.31517.
The present epidemiological survey was conducted by the department of psychiatry, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh to estimate the pattern of alcohol and other substance dependence in rural and slum dwellers population of Chandigarh. In this survey 6.88% individuals of the total population surveyed (2992) fulfilled dependence criteria of ICD-10. Alcohol was the primary substance of dependence for majority of urban slum substance users and rural areas users. Age at first drug use was 20.89 +/- 5.31 years (mean +/- S.D) among rural population and 19.75 +/- 5.4 years (mean +/- SD) in urban slums. Majority of them reported having health related complications (85.71%) followed by family problems (77.31%) due to drug dependence. This survey reflects the need to intensify efforts at the community level to reach the unreached.
本项流行病学调查由昌迪加尔政府医学院精神病学系开展,旨在评估昌迪加尔农村和贫民窟居民的酒精和其他物质依赖模式。在这项调查中,6.88%的被调查总人口(2992 人)符合 ICD-10 的依赖标准。酒精是大多数城市贫民窟物质使用者和农村地区使用者的主要依赖物质。农村地区首次使用药物的年龄为 20.89 +/- 5.31 岁(均值 +/- S.D),城市贫民窟的年龄为 19.75 +/- 5.4 岁(均值 +/- SD)。他们中的大多数人报告因药物依赖而出现健康相关并发症(85.71%)和家庭问题(77.31%)。这项调查反映出需要在社区层面加强努力,以覆盖未被触及的人群。