A Cross Sectional Study into Drug Abuse among Youth and Its Association with Socio-demographic and Risk Factors in District Kangra of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Aim: Substance abuse has a detrimental impact on an individual, families and communities posing major public health challenges. Therefore, the present study been designed to level of prevalence drug among youth its association with socio demographic various risk factors.
 Methodology: The research was conducted 500 students in age range 12-25 years. district Kangra Himachal Pradesh, India. Out total 15 blocks from Kangra, five were randomly selected. From these selected schools colleges (one school one college each block) for data collection. “The Alcohol, Smoking Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST)” self-structured questionnaire administered sample collect data.
 Results: It revealed that tobacco most abused substance (29.2%) followed by alcohol (28.2%) inhalants (11.8%). Less than 10 per cent used other substances at least once their lifetime. Moderate drugs found subjects. A highly significant observed between factors like age, type educational institutes, mother’s occupation, bad company, peer pressure, curiosity, use parents prevalent youth.
 Conclusion: concluded results varied tobacco, alcohol, be youth. reported cannabis, sedatives, opioids, amphetamines. is matter concern them as they are problems current pattern use. brief intervention provided terms awareness treatment professionals or specialist service.