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Prevalence of Alcohol and Tobacco Use in India and Implications for COVID-19 - Niyantrita Madhumeha Bharata Study Projections.
Sivapuram, Madhava Sai; Nagarathna, Raghuram; Anand, Akshay; Patil, Suchitra; Singh, Amit; Nagendra, Hongasandra Ramarao.
  • Sivapuram MS; Department of General Medicine, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Chinna-Avutapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Nagarathna R; Department of Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, India.
  • Anand A; Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
  • Patil S; Department of Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, India.
  • Singh A; Department of Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, India.
  • Nagendra HR; Department of Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bengaluru, India.
J Med Life ; 13(4): 499-509, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1068253
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Abuse of legal substances in India includes alcohol and tobacco, which are the major risk factors for various non-communicable diseases and deaths. The current pandemic has identified tobacco consumption as a risk factor for COVID-19, highlighting the need to control substance abuse. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of substance abuse in India and discuss the cost-effective public health strategies (such as yoga) to alleviate COVID-related anxiety in order to prevent substance abuse and its associated co-morbidities such as type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study reports the data on tobacco and alcohol abuse from a nationwide randomized two-arm diabetes control trial (Niyantrita Madhumeha Bharata, 2017) conducted by the Indian Yoga Association (IYA) through Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA), Bengaluru. Data of 30,354 participants who abuse tobacco and 30,159 participants who abuse alcohol were collected all over India. The prevalence is estimated at around 8.7% for alcohol abuse and 7.9% for tobacco abuse, Arunachal Pradesh state ranking the highest regarding both alcohol and tobacco abuse, while the Tripura state ranked the lowest. School and college-based mandatory yoga programs need to be implemented to prevent the increase of substance abuse in India to alleviate the psychosocial stress of adolescents and college-going students, besides the installation of the mindfulness-based diabetes yoga protocol (DYP) in the wellness centers of Ayushman Bharat.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Yoga / Alcohol Drinking / Substance-Related Disorders / Alcoholism / Tobacco Use Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Traditional medicine Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Med Life Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jml-2020-0079

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Yoga / Alcohol Drinking / Substance-Related Disorders / Alcoholism / Tobacco Use Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Traditional medicine Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Med Life Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jml-2020-0079