Psychiatry – MCQ 4 – Most common substance abuse in India
Most common substance abuse in India is :
a) Tobacco
b) Cannabis
c) Alcohol
d) Heroin
Correct answer : a) Tobacco
Explanation:
Most common substance abuse in India – Tobacco (see statistics below)
Most common substance abuse in the world – ?? Probably tobacco (According to WHO statistics, there is an estimated 1.1 billion tobacco users in the world – corresponds to 1/3 of people above 15 years of age)
Most common illicit substance abuse in India – Cannabis (see statistics below)
Most common illicit substance abuse in the world – Cannabis (see statistics below)
National Household Survey of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in India – Estimated users: (2001)
- Tobacco – 162 million
- Alcohol – 62 million
- Cannabis – 9 million
- Opiates – 2.5 lakh
Cannabis is by far the most widely cultivated, trafficked and abused illicit drug. About 147 million people, 2.5% of the world population, consume cannabis (annual prevalence) compared with 0.2% consuming cocaine and 0.2% consuming opiates.
References :
Substance use disorder, Manual for physicians – published by National Drug Dependance Treatment Centre, AIIMS
One Comment
Confused b/w tobacco and cannabis.