Emerging cases of using Alcohol with Benzodiazepines.

Emerging cases of using Alcohol with Benzodiazepines among the youths who changed their substances use to alcohol and also the AUDs as a means to stop using/drinking in Manipur State of North East India. Manipur State of North East India shares the border with Myanmar which is geographically closed to the infamous Golden Triangle. This state became a trade route from Golden Triangle to the other parts of India and aboard. 

As a result the consequences struck directly to the youths(mainly) of this state as they started using substances and became dependent to it.

On the other side, Alcohol is related traditionally and also became one of the main ingredients of every social events and religious ceremonies. So, Alcohol is not considered dangerous as substances. 

98 percent of AUD patients are Male(by birth). As peoples of this small state became aware of the ill effects of Alcohol through Awareness, Symposium, etc . by the NGOs and even from the side of Government side. The AUDs started admitting in the Rehabilitation Centre for Treatment. On the other side substance use patients are treated badly, criticised, look down, etc.

Many youths who wanted to stop using changed to Alcohol as a means of dealing the withdrawal period. As the problem of sleeping properly arise, they started using Benzodiazepines (prescribed or own their own) to deal with it. This combination gave them a new taste but unknowingly to them this mixture also started to change their mentality, behaviour/character like aggressiveness, violent nature. The AUDs who are trying to quit alcohol also started using Benzodiazepines prescribed by doctor or independently buy from the pharmacy own their own. 

The result of this gave a new type of Substance Disorder which is very violent and also have the higher chances of being overdose death. Another effect of it is mentally break down, depression, suicidal tendency or even get Psychiatric illness.

So in order to prevent from further destructive results public awareness, harm reduction program, etc. are needed to be done by the Government Agencies or Non Governmental Organisations. Due to the higher chances of  Mortality and Psychiatric Illness some measure need to be done  fast or else this state will witness a large gaps in the generation.