According to a survey on substance use in India between December 2017 and October 2018, the state of Uttar Pradesh had around 350 thousand respondents who needed help for sedative-related problems. Maharashtra and Punjab followed Uttar Pradesh with an average of about 200 million people who had a sedative addiction. Overall it was seen that Uttar Pradesh had the highest proportion of problem users of various substances including alcohol, cannabis and other drugs.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (February 21, 2019). Number of people who need help for sedative related problems across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048998/india-number-problem-users-sedatives-by-state/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Number of people who need help for sedative related problems across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by state (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048998/india-number-problem-users-sedatives-by-state/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (2019). Number of people who need help for sedative related problems across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048998/india-number-problem-users-sedatives-by-state/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Number of People Who Need Help for Sedative Related Problems across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048998/india-number-problem-users-sedatives-by-state/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), Number of people who need help for sedative related problems across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048998/india-number-problem-users-sedatives-by-state/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of people who need help for sedative related problems across India between December 2017 and October 2018, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), February 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048998/india-number-problem-users-sedatives-by-state/