1Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda
2Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda
3Senior Resident, Department of MedicineGGS Medical College, Faridkot
4Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda
*Corresponding Author : Dr. Vineet Jalota, Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda Contact : +91 7986509403, Email : jalotavineet7@gmail.com
Online Published on 25 April, 2022.
Psychoactive substance use disorder is a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to impairments in functioning characterized by the substance being used in larger amounts over time. Substance use can range from stimulants causing psychomotor agitation, euphoria to benzodiazepines causing disinhibition leading to recreational, self medication misuse. Keeping the economic burden aside along with the lost productivity, criminal activity there are constellation of mental and physical health problems associated with substance use.
A cross sectional study of 153 consenting participants was undertaken for 3 months between October 2020 to January 2021 at a tertiary care hospital in North India by purposive sampling. Patients who were abstinent since 3 months, had Organic brain syndrome like delirium, dementia, seizures, intellectual disability were excluded from the study.
Among those consuming opioids 51.1% belonged to moderate health risk category whereas 42.9% had high health risk. Those consuming sleeping pills 56.8% had moderate health risk, 38.7% had high health risk. Majority of participants with high health risk had below average quality of life. Association between level of health risk and quality of life was statistically significant with p value <0.001*.
Alcohol, Smoking, Screening, Substance Use, Quality of Life, Health Risk
