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Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Prevalence of Alcohol use among the Indian Population and its Impact on Public Health

Ajit Kumar Lenka*
Department of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India
*Corresponding Author : Ajit Kumar Lenka, Department of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India, Email: ajit@iihmrdelhi.edu.in, ajitjnu1989@gmail.com

Received Date: Nov 23, 2022 / Published Date: Dec 21, 2022

Abstract

In the discussion on substance abuse alcohol is reported as one of the most commonly used substances. The public health perspective states alcohol is a major player not only leading to disability but also death and disease. The article aims to provide an insight into the overall understanding of the effect of alcohol consumption on the peoples’ lives in India. It also describes the burden of alcohol consumption and its consequences. This article is based on secondary data, the secondary data are collected from different source such NFHS, published research papers and reports.

Keywords: Alcohol consumption; Alcohol-Related consequences; Morbidity; Mortality; Risk factors; Social-Economic and cultural factors

Citation: Lenka AK (2022) Prevalence of Alcohol use among the Indian Population and its Impact on Public Health. J Community Med Health Educ 12:792.

Copyright: © 2022 Lenka AK. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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