Quality of Life of Patients with Alcoholism

In northern India including Delhi, the 1‑year prevalence of alcohol use has been estimated as 25 to 40% in the general population, whereas in southern India, this rate has been estimated as 30 to 50%. In southern India, the prevalence of alcohol use is higher among people of lower socio‑economic status and those with lower levels of education. A large-scale survey over 32,000 people performed in 2001 in India found alcohol use rates of 20 to 38% in males and 10% among females.⁽³⁾ Some people are more likely to experience the consequences of alcohol use. Alcohol dependence serves as an escape from domestic conflicts, business worries, feeling of inferiority and painful memories which happen in day to day life. It is assumed to give courage to coward, confidence to the timed, pleasure to the unhappy and success to the failure. So, it permits so slight from disappointment and frustration of reality. Therefore, alcoholism remains a serious problem in contemporary society around the world.