An Exploratory Study to Assess the Health Risk Factors/Impact on Tobacco users among Psychiatric OPD Patients at Civil Hospital, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) India

An exploratory study to access the health risk factors/impacts on tobacco users amongst psychiatric OPD patients at civil hospital, Hoshiarpur was conducted during the month of January 1^st to January 31^st, 2014. Fifty patients were selected by randomized method. Patients were interviewed personally by investigator and self structured questionnaires on personal data and selected variables were filled from first hand information of the subject. The data was analysed according to the objectives of the study. All (100% patients) were using tobacco and nicotine products as 44% abusers were using BIDI, 46% were using CIGARETTES, 24% using GUTKA, 16% using KHAINI, 4% using DRY SNUFF, 12% using PAN MASALA and only 2% were using MAWA. On comparing physical, psychological and social impact, there was high physical impact than psychological and social.