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  • Occup Med Health 2022, Vol 10(5): 406
  • DOI: 10.4172/2329-6879.1000406

Assessment of Addiction and Tobacco Abuse variants use in rural community Ratnapur village of Wardha district- Occupational and Community Survey

Divya Popat1, Bhushan Mhaiskar2*, Namrata Chouragade3 and Shweta Parwe4
1Department of Samhita and Siddhant, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College, Hospital & Research Centre (MGACH & RC), Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
2Department of Samhita and Siddhant, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College, Hospital & Research Centre (MGACH & RC), Faculty of Ayurveda, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
3Department of Samhita and Siddhant, Datta Meghe Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Wanadongri, Hingna Road, Maharashtra, India
4Department of Panchkarma, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College, Hospital & Research Centre (MGACH & RC), Faculty of Ayurveda, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding Author : Bhushan Mhaiskar, Department of Samhita and Siddhant, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College, Hospital & Research Centre (MGACH & RC), Faculty of Ayurveda, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Wardha, Maharashtra, India, Tel: 8983010655, Email: dr.bhu2050@gmail.com

Received Date: Apr 16, 2022 / Published Date: May 16, 2022

Abstract

Background: Addiction means compulsive physiological need for and use of a habit-forming substance (like heroin or nicotine), characterized by tolerance and well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; it has also been used more broadly to refer to compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be dependant. Early age is more prone to various addictions may help to mitigate sufferings and health problems. With this background, this study was conducted in a small village of Wardha district.

Aims and Objectives: The aims of this work were to assess the age of onset of addiction, to asses substance of different forms of tobacco, to compare number of males and females having different forms tobacco addictions. To assess different types of health problems associated with tobacco addictions and to study the cause of addiction.

Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among villagers in the age group 20–60 years, who were personally interviewed based on a predesigned structured questionnaire. Data for this survey were collected by house-to-house visits using a structured questionnaire through interviewing and observation during Community Health Check Program from Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College, Hospital & Research Centre.

Results: Age of onset of addiction started in early age between 20 and 30 years. 77% females were addicted to various addicted variants. Illiterate peoples are more addicts. 35 addicts of pitta-Vaat prakruti were more prone to addiction. 34% people were addicted to alcohol maximum seen in village but frequency of tobacco chewing maximum were seen. Main source of addiction among addicts was 38% are their friends. Health problems like mouth ulcers are mostly seen. 41% addicts were experienced restlessness. Bad and Intimate behaviour also were mostly seen among 31% addicts. Main cause of addiction among Ratnapur village is illiteracy and source of addiction is friends.

Conclusion: Many are unaware about the percentage of addiction are more among illiteracy and bad company like friends. There is a need to create awareness among villagers about addiction among teenagers and counselling with respect to rehabilitation.

Citation: Popat D, Mhaiskar B, Chouragade N, Parwe S (2022) Assessment of Addiction and Tobacco Abuse Variants Use in Rural Community Ratnapur Village of Wardha District-Occupational and Community Survey. Occup Med Health 10: 406. Doi: 10.4172/2329-6879.1000406

Copyright: © 2022 Popat D, et al. 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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