@article{N_2019, title={Socio-Demographic and Clinical Profile of Patients Subjected for Alcohol Detoxification}, volume={7}, url={https://aijournals.com/index.php/ajmr/article/view/417}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lifetime risk for alcohol use disorders is more than 15% for men (and is even higher among those who seek treatment for medical or psychiatric disorders) and between 8-10% for women. Alcohol is one of the leading causes of death and disability globally. About two billion people worldwide consume alcoholic beverages and one-third (nearly 76.3 million) is likely to have one or more diagnosable alcohol use disorders. <strong>Subjects and Methods:</strong> Hundred consecutive admissions of alcohol dependence syndrome who were admitted at the department of psychiatry were included into study after written Informed consent was taken. <strong>Results: </strong>Socioeconomic class is calculated according to Kuppuswamy modified classification, which includes education, occupation and family income. 76% of the sample belonged to upper lower class. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>The individuals in our sample consumed a mean of 446.5ml/ day (180gm/day) of alcohol with a mean duration of alcohol use of 16.05 years and age of first drink of 19.7yrs.</p&gt;}, number={4}, journal={Asian Journal of Medical Research}, author={N, Vijayraj}, year={2019}, month={Jan.}, pages={PY14-PY19} }