Frequency of alcohol consumption cases among people of Quetta

Aim: to determine the frequency of alcohol consumption cases among the area and determine the different age groups and clinical criteria of persons who are accused of being under the intoxicating effect of alcohol brought to medicolegal department of sandeman (prov) hospital quetta. study design: observational cross sectional study place of study: data were collected from medico legal department of sandeman provincial hospital quetta and study was conducted at avicenna medical college,lahore. duration of the study: 01-january-2000 to 31-december-2000 methods: a total of 64 alcohol consumption cases brought by police to medico legal department have been taken. most of them at the time of examination were showing visible clinical evidence of alcoholic intake. examination was conducted on the request of police. a proforma was designed to record the date,age,sex,and clinical examination of accused that were brought to department. results: data were analyzed on using spss version 20.alcohol consumption cases results showed,out of 64 cases majority of the victims were males 62(96.9%)and only 2(3.1%) females. the most frequent cases of alcohol consumption were found at the age of 31-40 yrs,20(31.3%) and the most common occupation of victims were labourers 20(31.3%). conclusion: alcohol is a drug of addiction and is responsible for many socio-economic problems,crimes,morbidity and mortality.