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Substance Abuse in Northeast India: Nearly 20 % more than other States

Shared by Livia - 19 November 2019
Originally posted by Dr. Rajesh Kumar - 18 November 2019

The rot in Northeast India’s substance abuse problem runs deep. A recent study shows that the prevalence of any type of substance abuse - smoking, smokeless tobacco products, alcohol - in men in Northeastern states is much higher (20 percent more) than the rest of India.

But education and...