Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical details of the study population
| Variables | Mean±SD (range)/number (percentage) |
|---|---|
| Socio-demographic variables | |
| Age | 40.5±11.3 (24-58) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 13 (86.7) |
| Female | 2 (13.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 3 (20) |
| Married | 10 (66.7) |
| Divorced/separated | 2 (13.3) |
| Employment status | |
| Unemployed | 2 (13.3) |
| Employed | 13 (86.7) |
| Religion | |
| Hindu | 10 (66.7) |
| Sikh | 3 (20) |
| Others | 2 (13.3) |
| Domicile | |
| Rural | 6 (40) |
| Urban | 9 (60) |
| Distance from hospital | |
| Local | 7 (46.7) |
| Up to 40 km | 2 (13.3) |
| 40–80 km | 4 (26.7) |
| Above 80 kms | 2 (13.3) |
| Clinical variables | |
| Duration of use (months) | 192±133.3 (36-372) |
| Duration of dependence (months) | 113.6±78.2 (30-240) |
| Duration of interview (minutes) | 29.2±6.8 (17-49) |
| Substance use profile | |
| Alcohol | 10 (66.7) |
| Opioids | 6 (40) |
| Sedatives | 3 (20) |
| Cannabis | 3 (20) |
| Tobacco | 11 (73.3) |
| Past treatment | |
| Present | 7 (46.7) |
| Absent | 8 (53.3) |
| Psychiatric illness | |
| Absent | 7 (46.7) |
| Anxiety spectrum | 4 (26.6) |
| Mood disorder | 3 (20) |
| Psychotic spectrum | 1 (6.7) |
| Present | 6 (40) |
| Absent | 9 (60) |
SD=Standard deviation, KM=Kilometer