| Literature DB >> 1512731 |
S K Kartikeyan1, R M Chaturvedi, V R Bhalerao.
Abstract
A simple random survey of 9863 population out of the total 70,000 population is one slum pocket of Bombay revealed drug dependence in 104 persons. Out of 104, 83.65% smoked 'brown sugar' 10.68% used cannabis and 5.77% opium. Most of the addicts (95.2%) belonged to large families. Family history of alcoholism and drug abuse was present in 41.35%. Parental deprivation was additional contributing factor in 30.7%.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1512731
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Postgrad Med ISSN： 0022-3859 Impact factor: 1.476