Role of the family in drug abuse
Kartikeyan, S.K.; Chaturvedi, R.M.; Bhalerao, V.R.
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 38(1): 5-7
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-3859 PMID: 1512731 Document Number: 343208
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%.