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ArticleIndian journal of psychiatry

Utility of special drive campaign on substance use disorders in hard-to-reach communities in the fast urbanizing town of Solan, India.

Ajay Kumar Singh, Kushel Verma, Sumit Chawla, Vaishali Sharma, Prerna Gupta

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Ajay Kumar SinghDepartment of Health and Family Welfare, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Kushel VermaRegional Hospital, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Sumit ChawlaDepartment of Community Medicine, Pt. JLN Medical College, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Vaishali SharmaRegional Hospital, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Prerna GuptaRegional Hospital, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.

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aimsSpecial drive campaigns on substance use disorders (SUDs) in India are usually organized in educational institutes, non-governmental organizations, or few selected localities. Hard to reach communities of construction, prison, and industrial sites quite often remain uncovered. MATERIALS AND

methodsDuring a month-long special drive in 2019, under a cross-sectional study, we reached these communities of Solan town through awareness camps and incorporated standardized screening tools for evaluating morbidity patterns of SUDs.

resultsStatistically significant relationship existed between 360 participants (90.8% males, 9.2% females; mean age of 33 years) and their educational levels with χ

conclusionThe study proved the utility of special drives in evaluating SUDs morbidity patterns in hard-to-reach communities.

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