Socio-demographic Trends in Patients Consuming Crude Opi-um Attending Psychiatry Clinic of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai

• Main Authors: Sagar Karia (Author), Vijay Pawar (Author), Devavrat Harshe (Author), Rahul Bagale (Author), Anup Bharati (Author), Avinash Desousa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medsci Publications, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: "Bhukki" (poppy husk) consumption amongst truck drivers and many professions is a common and often culturally sanctioned form of substance abuse noted in India. There was a sudden surge of these patients undergoing withdrawal of opium due to a police crackdown on illegal smuggl...