According to a survey on substance use in India between December 2017 and October 2018, the prevalence of current use opioids in the country stood at approximately 2.06 percent. Four percent of males were users, while female users constituted only 0.2 percent. Most notably, children between 10 to 17 years of age had a higher share of current use of opioids in the form of opium, heroin or pharmaceutical drugs at 1.8 percent.
Share of current users of opioids across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by demographic
*Additionally, a Respondent Driven Sampling survey was conducted covering 135 districts and 72,642 people who were dependent on illicit drugs
Opioids included use of opium, heroin and pharmaceutical opioids along with their respective local variants.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (February 21, 2019). Share of current users of opioids across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by demographic [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048927/india-current-opioid-use-share-by-demographic/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Share of current users of opioids across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by demographic." Chart. February 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048927/india-current-opioid-use-share-by-demographic/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (2019). Share of current users of opioids across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by demographic. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048927/india-current-opioid-use-share-by-demographic/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Share of Current Users of Opioids across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by Demographic." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048927/india-current-opioid-use-share-by-demographic/
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