A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY BASED NURSING INTERVENTION STRATEGIES ON ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG ALCOHOLICS IN SELECTED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN INDORE, M.P.

Abstract

Alcohol addiction or alcoholism is a pattern of alcohol use that involves problems controlling the drinking of alcohol, being preoccupied with alcohol, continuing to use alcohol even when it causes problems, having to drink more to get the same effect, or having withdrawal symptoms when one rapidly decreases or stop drinking of alcohol.

India is the third-largest market for alcoholic beverages in the world. Alcohol production, demand and consumption all the three parameters are increasing day by day. Below attached table and diagram show the related information.

The epidemiological, social and demographic transition of the last two decades has significantly changed the health of Indian communities. There is a gradual but significant decline in communicable, nutritional and infectious diseases. However, this gave rise to the triple burden of communicable, non-communicable disease and injury, all competing for the meager available resources.