India - number of opioid users by type 2018

According to a survey on substance use in India, there were over six million users of heroin across the country during 2017 and 2018. The north-eastern states along with Punjab, Haryana and Delhi were the most problematic in terms of the number of people dependent on substances. Overall, alcohol was found to be the most common psychoactive substance used by Indians, followed by cannabis and opioids.

Number of opioid users across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by type (in millions)

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Release date

February 2019

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Region

India

Survey time period

December 2017 to October 2018

Number of respondents

473,569 individuals*

Age group

10-75 years old

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across 186 districts.*

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

*Additionally, a Respondent Driven Sampling survey was conducted covering 135 districts and 72,642 people who were dependent on illicit drugs.

According to source, problem users are those who score between 4 and 26 (for alcohol between 11 and 26) on the WHO ASSIST test and have experienced any harmful consequence of substance use within three months preceding the survey period.
Dependent users are those who score over 26 points on the WHO ASSIST tests.

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