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Dr Arpit Parmar, MD, DM
@Dr_ArpitParmar
Associate Prof AIIMS BBSR | MD Psychiatry, DM Addiction Psychiatry (AIIMS Delhi) | Tweets on Addiction/Psych | Gujju | Views PERSONAL | RT not endorsement
Aug 31, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Today is International Overdose Awareness day.
Sharing some facts about opioid overdose (the most common cause of drug overdose morbidity and mortality):
1) About 2.1% of the Indian population uses recreational opioids (as per national survey 2019)
#Opioid
#OverdoseAwarenessDay 2) There are around 8.5 Lakh people who inject drugs (PWID) in India. Opioids (heroin and buprenorphine) are the most common drugs used by PWID in India. PWID is a unique subpopulation of people who use drugs (PWUD), especially prone to opioid overdose.
Jun 26, 2021 • 22 tweets • 7 min read
Today, June 26, is International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Coincidentally, the day also marks my first work anniversary as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. A thread about drug use & addiction. #ShareFactsOnDrugs #SaveLives 1/n Myth: Addiction is a voluntary behavior
Fact: Most people start as occasional users. But something happens as time passes. The person goes from being an occasional user to a compulsive user. Over time, continued drug use produces changes in your brain. #ShareFactsOnDrugs 2/n