According to a survey on substance use in India between December 2017 and October 2018, heroin and buprenorphine was predominantly injected in the three months preceding the time of the survey. This was highest compared to other drugs at 46 percent each. More alarmingly, a substantial proportion of respondents reported risky injecting practices like sharing needles and syringes in the year before the survey was conducted.
Share of predominant drugs injected across India between December 2017 and October 2018
*Additionally, a Respondent Driven Sampling survey was conducted covering 135 districts and 72,642 people who were dependent on illicit drugs.
*Others includes sedatives, amphetamines and more.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (February 21, 2019). Share of predominant drugs injected across India between December 2017 and October 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049735/india-predominant-drugs-injected-share/
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