According to a survey on substance use in India between December 2017 and October 2018, over 2.83 percent of the surveyed respondents were current users of cannabis and related products Out of this, 0.66 percent of the people were considered to be problem users. In comparison, cannabis products like Bhang and Hashish or Charas saw lesser number of problem users. This might be in part due to the limited availability of these products, along with certain socio-cultural norms that permit the of use of these products.
Share of cannabis product users across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by level of use
* Additionally, a Respondent Driven Sampling survey was conducted covering 135 districts and 72,642 people who were dependent on illicit drugs.
According to source, problem users are those who score between 4 and 26 (for alcohol between 11 and 26) on the WHO ASSIST test and have experienced any harmful consequence of substance use within the last three months. Dependent users are those who score over 26 points on the WHO ASSIST tests.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (February 21, 2019). Share of cannabis product users across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by level of use [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048863/india-cannabis-product-user-share-by-level-of-use/
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