Substance use in India – Policy implications
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Substance use and addiction research in India
Substance use patterns are notorious for their ability to change over time. Both licit and illicit substance use cause serious public health problems and evidence for the same is now available in our country. National level prevalence has been calculated for many substances of abuse, but regional variations are quite evident. Rapid assessment surveys have facilitated the understanding of changi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0019-5545
DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_207_20