Alcohol use ailment are common in all evolved international locations, and are extra standard in guys than girls. Substance associated issues have become remember of global concern due to effect on individual fitness, familial and social results, crook and felony problems and the effects at the countrywide productivity and economy. The aim of the have a look at is to evaluate the connection between the age of onset of problem drinking and severity of alcoholism in a rural putting. 100 consecutively admitted sufferers with ADS (Alcohol dependence syndrome) of age institution 18 and above were recruited for the observe and the relationship among the age of onset of hassle consuming and severity of alcoholism become obtained.

Keywords: Age of onset of trouble drinking, AUDIT, CIWA-AD and SADQ.

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Dr Raj Prabha

Postgraduate, Dept of Psychiatry,

Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital,

Chidambaram, Tamilnadu