1Junior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi-110001
2ADG, Junior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India-110001
3Director Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India-110001
4Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India-110001
*Corresponding Author, Dr. Naveen A, Department of Forensic Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India-110001 Email: drnaveen358@gmail.com.
Online published on 13 January, 2020.
Substance use has become a major threat to our society. Substance use emerged as the topic of concern worldwide because of its health impacts, social and economic consequences.
To assess the socio-demographic profiles of the ‘Injecting drug Users (IDU)’ attending the Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) at Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi.
Subjects were interviewed personally through oral questionnaire method. Information on socio demographic factors were collected from 100 substance users who received Opioid Substitution therapy during the study period (November’ 2016-March’ 2018).
All the substance users attending Drugdeaddiction centre were male. Most (36%) of the subjects were found to bein the age group of 26–35 years. 54% were unmarried. 94% wereresiding in nuclear family. 73% were found to be literate who had attended school up to primary to middle level only. 78% were employed mostly in semiskilled or unskilled jobs. 86% substance users were from poor family background.
In this study mostly young male adults having low literacy levels and engaged in unskilled or semiskilled jobs were found to be substance users (Injecting Drug Users).
Substance Use, Substance Use Disorder, Opioid Substitution Therapy, Socio-demographic Profile
