Just about one in 180 individuals with alcohol dependence and one in 20 persons with illicit drug dependence report getting in-patient treatment.
However, it is estimated that there are about 8.5 Lakh People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) all over the nation.
Opioid use is reported in 2.1% of the country's population, with heroin use being highest at 1.14% percent followed by pharmaceutical opioids at 0.96% and opium at 0.52%. Regarding the pattern of use, dependent use is highest among users.
Source: https://t.co/PaWrnehwJh
That 1% mortality rate doesn't seem as small once someone you know is a part of that statistic.
Please wear a mask and stay indoors unless it's absolutely necessary for you to go out, we're never recovering from this pandemic otherwise.